2018 Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crash

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2018 Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crash
Accident
A Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 similar to the one involved
Date	6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)
Summary	Loss of control on final approach
Site	Near Khmeimim Air Base, Syria
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-26
Operator	Russian Air Force
Registration	RF-92955
Flight origin	Kuweires air base, Syria
Destination	Khmeimim air base, Syria
Occupants	39
Passengers	33
Crew	6
Fatalities	39
Survivors	0

On 6 March 2018 an Antonov An-26 transport aircraft crashed on approach to Khmeimim air base in Syria, killing all 39 people on board. All of them were servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces, including Major-General Vladimir Yeremeyev.

Accident

At about 14:00 local time (12:00 UTC) the Russian Antonov An-26 went down about 500 metres (1,640 ft) from the runway. The preliminary cause was attributed to technical malfunction. Based on reports from the location, the Russian Ministry of Defense ruled out the possibility that it was shot down. The Investigative Committee of Russia and the Russian Military Prosecutor's Office opened criminal cases concerning the crash.

The Islamic militant group Jaysh al-Islam later claimed the responsibility for the crash; according to Ad-Diyar, five militants shot at the aircraft with heavy machine guns when it was 100 m from the ground. It was suggested that the claim might be false, as the group has made opportunistic claims in the past, as have some other groups.

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-26, registration RF-92955, msn 10107. It had first flown in 1980. This accident is the fifteenth An-26 fatal crash in this decade with a total of 159 deaths, none of these flights were scheduled passenger airline operations.

References

"В Минобороны РФ уточнили число погибших в авиакатастрофе Ан-26 в Сирии" (in Russian). Zvezda. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
"The Latest: UN official says Syria claims 'ridiculous'". Washington Post. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Russian plane crash in Syria 'kills 32'". BBC. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
"Более тридцати человек погибли при крушении российского Ан-26 в Сирии" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
"Сирийская группировка заявила, что сбила Ан-26 у Хмеймима". Moskovsky Komsomolets (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
"RF-92955 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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