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DATE:05/03/11
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
By David Kaminski-Morrow
Preliminary information from Russia's emergencies ministry states that an Antonov An-148 has crashed in Russia, killing six occupants.
While the details are sketchy, the accident is the first involving the newly-developed regional twinjet, deliveries of which only started in 2009.
The aircraft came down and caught fire 160km east of the city of Belgorod, says the ministry, at around 11:00 Moscow time today.
"According to preliminary data, six crew members were on board, all of whom died," it adds. The crash site is near a small town, Garbuzovo, south of Voronezh.
Voronezh is the location of the VASO airframer where the Russian-built examples of the An-148 are manufactured. The emergencies ministry says the aircraft was on a training flight at the time of the accident.
Rossiya became the first operator of the An-148 but has complained about the reliability of the type.
Russian authorities recently certified the stretched version of the aircraft, designated the An-158, which is capable of accommodating 99 passengers.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the aircraft was being demonstrated for a delegation from Myanmar.
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Crash: Antonov A148 near Voronezh on Mar 5th 2011, in flight break up
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Mar 5th 2011 15:57Z, last updated Saturday, Mar 5th 2011 17:42Z
An Antonov/Voronezh Aircraft Joint Stock Company Antonov AN-148-100, registration 61708 performing a training flight from Voronezh to Voronezh (Russia) with 6 crew, was enroute about 134km (72nm) southsouthwest of Voronezh and about 160km (86nm) east of Belgorod when the aircraft lost height and impacted ground on private property in the village of Gorbuzovo Alekseevskogo around 11:05L (08:05Z). The aircraft was destroyed and burst into flames, all 6 occupants perished in the crash.
Witnesses on the ground in Gorbuzovo Alekseevskogo reported a wing had separated from the aircraft in flight.
Russia's Emergency Ministry (MCHS) confirmed finding debris of the aircraft about 3km from the actual crash site, the airplane began to break up in flight. Both crash site and debris site have been cordoned off.
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) opened an investigation into the crash but did not mention the tail number of the aircraft involved.
Aviation sources report, the aircraft still carried an experimental registration, either 61707 or 61708 (without RA-).
The Antonov AN-148 was about to be handed over to the first non-Russian customer in Myanmar, two of the occupants were nationals of Myanmar and are believed to have been the pilots at the controls at the time of the crash.
Voronezh Aircraft Joint Stock Company, also known as United Aircraft Corporation, reported their aircraft 61708 was involved in the crash during a training mission, during which the two pilots of Myanmar were to receive training. The aircraft had completed its factory test program and had completed 31 flights prior to the crash without any safety relevant malfunctions during these flights.
http://avherald.com/h?article=438db1d5&opt=0
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
By David Kaminski-Morrow
Preliminary information from Russia's emergencies ministry states that an Antonov An-148 has crashed in Russia, killing six occupants.
While the details are sketchy, the accident is the first involving the newly-developed regional twinjet, deliveries of which only started in 2009.
The aircraft came down and caught fire 160km east of the city of Belgorod, says the ministry, at around 11:00 Moscow time today.
"According to preliminary data, six crew members were on board, all of whom died," it adds. The crash site is near a small town, Garbuzovo, south of Voronezh.
Voronezh is the location of the VASO airframer where the Russian-built examples of the An-148 are manufactured. The emergencies ministry says the aircraft was on a training flight at the time of the accident.
Rossiya became the first operator of the An-148 but has complained about the reliability of the type.
Russian authorities recently certified the stretched version of the aircraft, designated the An-158, which is capable of accommodating 99 passengers.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the aircraft was being demonstrated for a delegation from Myanmar.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/...t-ministry.html
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Crash: Antonov A148 near Voronezh on Mar 5th 2011, in flight break up
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Mar 5th 2011 15:57Z, last updated Saturday, Mar 5th 2011 17:42Z
An Antonov/Voronezh Aircraft Joint Stock Company Antonov AN-148-100, registration 61708 performing a training flight from Voronezh to Voronezh (Russia) with 6 crew, was enroute about 134km (72nm) southsouthwest of Voronezh and about 160km (86nm) east of Belgorod when the aircraft lost height and impacted ground on private property in the village of Gorbuzovo Alekseevskogo around 11:05L (08:05Z). The aircraft was destroyed and burst into flames, all 6 occupants perished in the crash.
Witnesses on the ground in Gorbuzovo Alekseevskogo reported a wing had separated from the aircraft in flight.
Russia's Emergency Ministry (MCHS) confirmed finding debris of the aircraft about 3km from the actual crash site, the airplane began to break up in flight. Both crash site and debris site have been cordoned off.
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) opened an investigation into the crash but did not mention the tail number of the aircraft involved.
Aviation sources report, the aircraft still carried an experimental registration, either 61707 or 61708 (without RA-).
The Antonov AN-148 was about to be handed over to the first non-Russian customer in Myanmar, two of the occupants were nationals of Myanmar and are believed to have been the pilots at the controls at the time of the crash.
Voronezh Aircraft Joint Stock Company, also known as United Aircraft Corporation, reported their aircraft 61708 was involved in the crash during a training mission, during which the two pilots of Myanmar were to receive training. The aircraft had completed its factory test program and had completed 31 flights prior to the crash without any safety relevant malfunctions during these flights.
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