2011 Garbuzovo Antonov An-148 crash
VASO | |
Registration | 61708 |
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Flight origin | Pridacha Airport, Voronezh, Russia |
Destination | Pridacha Airport, Voronezh, Russia |
Occupants | 6 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Survivors | 0 |
On 5 March 2011, an Antonov An-148 passenger jet broke up in mid-air and crashed on the outskirts of Garbuzovo, a village in the Belgorod Oblast of Russia. All six crew members, the only people on board, were killed. The aircraft was on a demonstration flight prior to delivery to the Myanmar Air Force.[1] The subsequent investigation concluded that the aircraft broke up after the crew allowed it to substantially exceed its maximum design speed during a practice emergency descent.[2]
Accident
The An-148 was on a local demonstration flight from
At 10:40 Moscow time, the aircraft crashed at Garbuzovo, a small village in the Alexeevsky Region of the Belgorod Oblast, some 560 kilometres (350 mi) south of Moscow, narrowly missing some houses.[4][5]
The wreckage was found strewn along a 3-kilometre-long (2 mi) track, after witnesses on the ground reported seeing parts of the airframe breaking off before impact. None of the six people on board survived.[3]
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a twinjet Antonov An-148-100E, c/n 41-03, carrying test registration 61708.[6] It was operating its 32nd flight, in preparation for delivery to the Myanmar air force.[2] Just days before the accident, the type had been granted extended certification.[3]
Investigation
The Russian
The investigation was completed in April 2011, and concluded that the crew inadvertently permitted the aircraft to accelerate over 110 km/h (59 kn; 68 mph) above its maximum design speed, or
References
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- ^ a b c Kaminski-Morrow, David (5 March 2011). "Crashed An-148 was under test for Myanmar export". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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- ^ Комиссия по расследованию катастрофы самолета Ан-148 (in Russian). Minpromptrog. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (5 March 2011). "Industry ministry to chair An-148 crash probe". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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- ^ Ан-148 превысил скорость (in Russian). Kommersant. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (9 March 2011). "Crashed An-148 broke up after being pushed beyond limits". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.