An Antonov AN-32, like the one involved in the crash |
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| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2008-04-11 22:15 GMT |
| Site | Chişinău International Airport approach |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-32 |
| Aircraft name | Cline |
| Operator | Kata Air Transport |
| Flight origin | Vienna |
| 2nd stopover | Chişinău International Airport KIV/LUKK |
| 3rd stopover | Turkey |
| Destination | Khartoum |
A 12 April, 2008 Chişinău Antonov An-32 crash killed eight crew when a departing Sudanese cargo flight to Turkey turned back and crashed short of the runway.
Early reports indicated that the Ukraine-built An-32 "Cline" had engine problems and turned back to Chişinău International Airport, Moldova.[1] The flight from Vienna had refuelled and was bound for Khartoum via Antalya, Turkey with a Moldovan crew of eight.[2][3]
The aircraft had undergone maintenance at Chişinău. It crashed at 22:15 local time, or 20:15 GMT. Moldovan authorities requested Russian assistance with the black box records. Novosti reported that the crew was four Russians and four Moldovans,[4] but it was later determined that there were four Ukrainian and four Moldovan citizens.[5]
The aircraft was later announced as belonging to Kata Air Transport of Sudan and as having crashed close to the village of Bachoy, Moldova carrying 2.3 tonnes of fuel.[6]