Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050

On 4 October 2019, Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050 crashed due to fuel exhaustion on approach to Lviv International Airport, during a flight from Vigo, Spain to Istanbul, Turkey via Lviv, Ukraine, killing five people, and three people were seriously injured. The aircraft was an Antonov An-12. The crash is currently under investigation.

Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050
UR-CAH, aircraft involved, seen in 2015
Accident
Date4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
SummaryCrash-landing due to fuel exhaustion, under investigation
Site1.5 kilometer before the runway in Lviv, Ukraine
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-12
OperatorUkraine Air Alliance
RegistrationUR-CAH
Flight originVigo-Peinador Airport, Vigo, Spain
StopoverLviv International Airport, Lviv, Ukraine
DestinationIstanbul International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey
Passengers1
Crew7
Fatalities5
Injuries3 (serious)
Survivors3

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft, powered by four turboprop engines, registered as UR-CAH and built in 1968 with msn. 8345064.

Accident

The aircraft departed Vigo-Peinador Airport in Spain, bound for Istanbul International Airport in Turkey, with eight people aboard, seven crew and one passenger, which was a cargo escort. Flight 4050 was a cargo flight, carrying 10 t (10 long tons; 11 short tons) of cargo, with the intention to stop-over on Lviv International Airport, in Ukraine for refuelling, before continuing to Istanbul.

The aircraft was approaching Runway 31, on heading 310, in difficult weather conditions; although there was little wind, vertical visibility was only 60 m (197 ft), while visibility near the ground was 250 m (820 ft) and Runway Visual Range (RVR) was 800 m (2,625 ft).

The crew declared an emergency and started to perform an emergency landing, but failed to reach the runway. The aircraft impacted the ground at 7:10A just 1.5 km (1 mi; 1 nmi) before the Runway 31 threshold, close to the village of Sokilnyky. The cockpit section broke off on impact, then the cargo shifted, crushing and killing 5 occupants.[1]

Emergency response

At 7:29L the crew member called and reported the aircraft performed an emergency landing. At 7:40L the wreckage of the aircraft was located 1.5 kilometers from Runway 31. By 9:00L it was determined there were eight people aboard. Three of them were found seriously injured and they were taken to the hospital. Three bodies were also found, while two were still missing. Later two missing bodies were found, all dead. It was finally determined five people perished in the crash, at least four of them were crew, and the sole passenger, a cargo escort.[1]

Response

Data from:'[1]

Ukraine's ministry of infrastructure

Initially it was reported that there were three crew and one passenger, all four killed, but it was eventually corrected by the ministry. The ministry also confirmed that the aircraft was carrying ten tons of cargo.

Lviv's mayor

Lviv's mayor noted that the aircraft performed the emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Investigation

Ukraine's NBAAI opened officially investigation of the accident on October 9, four days after the crash. The on site work of the commission took place between October 5 and 7. In this action two black boxes were recovered and were in good condition and able to provide data. The other information, such as air traffic control communication, radar data, weather information, emergency service response and ground based navigation aids at the airport were also collected. The investigation is currently in progress.[1]

Aftermath

The day after the crash Ukraine Air Alliance was banned from operating flights in European Union airspace. On 7 October 2019, State Aviation Administration of Ukraine announced that air operator's certificate of Ukraine Air Alliance was terminated effective 5 October 2019, 00:00 UTC[2] after an accident.[3]

See also

References
  1. Hradecky, Simony. "Accident: UAA An-12 at Lviv on Oct 4th 2019, ran out of fuel". avherald.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. "Наказом Державної авіаційної служби України припинено дію сертифіката експлуатанта Приватного акціонерного товариства «АВІАКОМПАНІЯ «УКРАЇНА-АЕРОАЛЬЯНС»" [Order of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine terminated the certificate of operation of the operator of the Private Joint Stock Company "AIRCOMPANY" UKRAINE-AEROALLIANCE"]. State Aviation Administration of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. flightglobal.com - Ukraine Air Alliance grounded after fatal AN12 crash 7 October 2019
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