7 forum postsNUR-SULTAN / ex ASTANA (TASS) — According to preliminary data, four people were killed, two were injured in the crash of the Antonov An-26 aircraft near the Almaty airport, according to press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan.
The press service stated :
At 17:25 [local time], information was received from the dispatching service of the Almaty airport that at 17:22 the An-26 military aircraft from Nur-Sultan to Almaty disappeared from the radar and made an emergency landing at the Almaty airport.
The fire at the scene was noted to have been extinguished.
The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986. In December 2915, Kazakh Air Force had still five An-24 or An-26 in service and received one refurbished An-26 from Ukraine in 2017. The plane that crashed must be one of these military Antonovs.
Stephen (13 March 2021, 22:03)
The aircraft is getting a bit old, production stopped in 1986 (35 years ago). The scarcity of spare parts must certainly be affecting it.
Banned from Facebook (13 March 2021, 22:16)
Soviet planes are crap.
Stephen (13 March 2021, 22:22)
You are wrong. For nearly half a century that the aircraft is flying, it has gained a reputation for reliability and the ability to operate from unpaved and rough runways.
Kudrenok (14 March 2021, 15:46)
The plane belonged to Kazakhstan’s border guard service, part of the National Security Committee.
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save USA (14 March 2021, 23:52)
A YouTube video on Kazakh Air Defense Forces
An-26 @ 2:55
Stephen (15 March 2021, 00:01)
Thanks for the video. That’ s not so impressive. But on the other hand, it’ s balanced in relation to the potential threats.