Dogfighter2111 From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Nov 2004, 1943 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 6328 times:
Yes, it is in that BBC link i think. I got a News Alert that said more than 18 PAX.
HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 4439 posts, RR: 20 Reply 4, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 6245 times:
German radio just reported it as:
"An-142 down with 23 pax, wreckage has been found.
Aparently no survivors."
Is there an An-142 ? I´m only aware of a An-140 ...
-HT
Carpe diem ! Life is too short to waste your time ...
HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 4439 posts, RR: 20 Reply 5, posted (2 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 6194 times:
More info from Reuters.com: MOSCOW (Reuters) - An Azeri passenger plane with 23 people on board crashed on Friday soon after take off from the Caucasus state's capital Baku, Russia's RIA news agency reported.
RIA quoted the Azeri transport authority as saying that An-142 aircraft bound for the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan with 18 passengers and five crew disappeared from radar screens 20 minutes after take-off. It was not clear if there had been any survivors.
Itar-Tass news agency said the plane was An-140.
"As became known later the plane crashed near the village of Kyurdakhany some 15 km (10 miles) from Baku," RIA said. It said the plane belonged to Azerbaijan's flag carrier AZAL.
Carpe diem ! Life is too short to waste your time ...
Dogfighter2111 From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Nov 2004, 1943 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 5502 times:
Quoting OV735 (Reply 9): BBC says according to AP it was An-140. Must have been (nearly) brand new, then.
If this turns out not to be pilot error, i assume the whole fleet will be grounded and Antonov will get a pretty bad name?
Dogfighter2111 From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Nov 2004, 1943 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 5471 times:
BBC is now reporting that there was 1 Briton aboard.
FlySSC From Lebanon, joined Aug 2003, 5585 posts, RR: 53 Reply 15, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 5335 times:
Quoting Backfire (Reply 6): Irrespective of the cause, it's a bitter blow for such a young programme, following on from the Aeromost An-140 accident.
This is indeed already the second crash of an AN-140, exactely three years ago after the first one :
On Dec.23rd 2002, an "Aeromist" An-140 crashed while attempting to land at IFN (Isfahan / Iran), after a flight from Kharkov with an intermediate stop in Turkey.
The crash was attributed to a poor weather, consisting in heavy fog.
The a/c ((UR-14003), had carried only 27 landing and 71 hours flying time since it was delivered on Nov.30 2002.
Dogfighter2111 From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Nov 2004, 1943 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 5286 times:
Quoting FlySSC (Reply 15): On Dec.23rd 2002, an "Aeromist" An-140 crashed while attempting to land
Dogfighter2111 From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Nov 2004, 1943 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 5192 times:
Drakey From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 11 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 5017 times:
Quoting Drinkstrolley (Reply 17): And it wouldn't be so sad at any other time of year?
Seeing as Azerbaijan is an Islamic country, I don't expect any of the grieving relatives give a monkeys that it's nearly Christmas. The last of their worries.
Dogfighter2111 From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Nov 2004, 1943 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (2 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 4601 times:
Quoting Drakey (Reply 19): Seeing as Azerbaijan is an Islamic country, I don't expect any of the grieving relatives give a monkeys that it's nearly Christmas. The last of their worries.
Ohh yer, never thought about that. Although, it can be disturbing for others.
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