2007 AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 crash

Airplane incident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner January 2023 January 2020 2007 AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 crash 9 January 2007 Controlled flight into terrain in low visibility due to fog Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 Dvurekov.jpg An Antonov An-26 similar to the accident aircraft Balad, Iraq 34 0 N 44 9 E inline, title 35 34 1 Antonov An-26 AerianTur-M ER-26068 30 5 1 The 2007 AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 crash was an aviation accident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner, which crashed on 9 January 2007 while attempting to land at the Joint Base Balad in Balad, Iraq, which was at that time operated by the United States Air Force.9 January 2007 32 Killed in Cargo Plane Crash in Iraq http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/09/ap/world/mainD8MHSIGG8.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070127234532/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/09/ap/world/mainD8MHSIGG8.shtml 27 January 2007 28 January 2007 CBS News The crash killed 34 people aboard and left one passenger critically injured. Officials claim the crash was caused by poor weather conditions, but other sources claim that this is a cover-up and the plane was actually shot down by a missile. Moldovan plane that crashed in Iraq was downed – eyewitness http://en.rian.ru/world/20070112/58977626.htm Russian News and Information Agency Novosti 22 January 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090817135427/http://en.rian.ru/world/20070112/58977626.htm 17 August 2009 dmy-all 31 January 2007 Moldova plane crash in Iraq tied to insurgency arms smuggling http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/545 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070212182846/http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/545 12 February 2007 26 February 2007 Tiraspol Times & Weekly Review Aircraft The aircraft was an Antonov An-26B-100, registration number ER-26068.ASN Aircraft accident description Antonov 26B-100 ER-26068 Balad Air Base http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070109-0 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121011223924/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070109-0 11 October 2012 26 February 2007 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation It made its first flight in 1981, and was powered by two Ivchenko AI-24VT engines. An-26s are a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft derived from the Antonov An-24, with particular attention made to potential military use. It has a modified rear fuselage with a large cargo ramp. Background The aircraft, which took off from Adana, Turkey,Plane crash in Balad, Iraq, kills at least 31, mostly Turks https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-10-fg-crash10-story.html Los Angeles Times 10 January 2007 27 May 2009 10 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121010002425/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jan/10/world/fg-crash10 live at about 0400 UTC,9 January 2007 Turkey: Iraq plane crash kills 30 http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/09/iraq.crash/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070129095444/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/09/iraq.crash/index.html 29 January 2007 26 February 2007 CNN was owned by the Moldovan company AerianTur-M, and on the day of the accident had been chartered to a Turkish construction company, Kulak, who had been contracted to build a new hangar at the air base.30 September 2007 Delayed passport saves construction worker's life http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=39828 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181610/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=39828 30 September 2007 27 February 2007 Today's Zaman The aircraft hired by BSA Aviation Ltd (charterer) was carrying both cargo and passengers; a total of 1,289 kg lb on of cargo was on board, compared with the 5,000 kg lb on capacity.10 January 2007 Weather blamed for plane crash near Baghdad http://www.turkeydailynews.com/news/125/ARTICLE/2082/2007-01-10.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070901223640/http://www.turkeydailynews.com/news/125/ARTICLE/2082/2007-01-10.html 1 September 2007 26 February 2007 Turkey Daily News Turkish authorities told CNN Türk television that of the passengers, there were 29 Turkish workers, three Moldovans, a Russian, a Ukrainian, and an American on board, even though this totals one more than the number of people known to be on board.April 2023 Later, the Russian consul general in Antalya said the Russian and the Ukrainian also had Moldovan citizenship.April 2023 Crash The plane crashed at 0700 UTC,9 January 2007 Un avion transportant des ouvriers turcs s'écrase en Irak: 34 tués Plane carrying Turkish workers crashes in Iraq: 34 killed http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/afp/001/mon/070109191419.bgu3pm39.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071023101310/http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/afp/001/mon/070109191419.bgu3pm39.asp 23 October 2007 3 July 2007 Radio France Internationale fr about 2.5 km mi nmi on away from Balad Air Base, the main hub of US military logistics in Iraq, while attempting to land.9 January 2007 Thirty-one die in Iraq plane crash-Turkish official https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070127123034/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0988354.htm 27 January 2007 26 February 2007 Reuters An anonymous ministry official told the Associated Press that the pilot had already aborted one landing attempt due to poor weather conditions.Cargo Plane Down In Northern Iraq https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=524ea8b9-5b15-4a51-a97d-532772a3b9b8 live https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235130/http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=524ea8b9-5b15-4a51-a97d-532772a3b9b8 26 September 2007 28 January 2007 Aero-News Network Although the aircraft was said to have crashed due to fog, one eyewitness, a relative of one of the deceased, said that he watched a missile strike the right hand side of the fuselage while standing just 300 – 400 m ft us from where the aircraft went down. The man also said that multiple other eyewitnesses also saw the aircraft get shot down. İsmail Kulak, a partner in the ownership of the Kulak Construction Company, was among the dead.Cargo plane carrying Turkish workers crashes in Baghdad The plane carrying workers crashed 200 meters to runway – SABAH Newspaper (English version). Retrieved 27 May 2009. Emergency response Because the aircraft crashed in a military base, the emergency response was supplied by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. Ground ambulance response was by the 206th Area Support Medical Company, which is a US Army National Guard from Missouri. Eight ambulances responded with support from the base QRF. The QRF was the 1-134th LRS(D) from Nebraska. Helicopters from the Air Force's 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron transported the dead from the scene.December 2021 Of the 35 passengers and crew members on board the flight, two individuals were pulled alive from the wreckage. One died after being transported by an Army ground ambulance to the Air Force Theater Hospital.18 January 2007 Nellis Airmen respond to civilian aircraft crash https://www.acc.af.mil/News/story/id/123037826/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080604004144/http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123037826 4 June 2008 18 January 2007 www.acc.af.mil United States Air Force The other survivor, a Turk named Abdülkadir Akyüz,20 January 2007 Lone survivor of Baghdad crash to return home http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=64418 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203530/http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=64418 27 September 2007 27 May 2009 Turkish Daily News was carried by an Army ground ambulance to the Air Force Theater Hospital, where he received life-saving emergency surgery.2007-01-25 Abdülkadir Akyüz'ün Durumu İyiye Gidiyor Abdülkadir Akyüz's condition is getting better https://www.sondakika.com/guncel/haber-abdulkadir-akyuz-un-durumu-iyiye-gidiyor/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240108220232/https://www.sondakika.com/guncel/haber-abdulkadir-akyuz-un-durumu-iyiye-gidiyor/ 2024-01-08 2024-01-08 Son Dakika tr Reaction from the Islamic Army in Iraq Islamic Army in Iraq The day after the accident, the insurgent group Islamic Army in Iraq, using a web site known by authorities to be used by the group, claimed that they shot the plane down. The statement said that their members had "opened fire on a plane trying to land at an American base near Balad from different directions, using medium-range weapons... With the help of God, they were able to shoot it down." Investigation After the wreckage was photographed in situ, the army hauled it away on flatbed trucks to the base, where it is presently securedFebruary 2018.December 2021 As well as the ongoing question of fog, Ahmed al-Mussawi, spokesman for the Iraqi transport ministry, said one day after the crash that "It must have been technical failure or a lack of aviation experience (on the part of the crew),".11 January 2007 Iraq blames technical error for plane crash http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/13368 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927124154/http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/13368 27 September 2007 27 January 2007 Iraq Updates The crash is under investigation by the Iraqi government, American government and Moldovan government, but the Turkish government has been denied permission to join the investigative team.30 September 2007 The puzzle of the Moldovan plane crash continues http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=101194 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181329/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=101194 30 September 2007 25 February 2007 Today's Zaman The Air Force and the Army say they are willing to help with the investigation.2007-01-13 Islamic Army in Iraq claims responsibility for downing http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=63845 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930171005/http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=63845 2007-09-30 28 January 2007 Turkish Daily NewsCargo plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq, killing 34 http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/16425303.htm 27 May 2009 Contra Costa TimesAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Ali Ariduru, deputy head of the Turkish aviation authority, said initial information indicated there was no technical malfunction on the plane. Eyewitness from the shift in one of the base towers did not see or hear missile or gunfire.January 2023 There is confusion as to the whereabouts of the aircraft's Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder (FDR and CVR, commonly referred to as "black boxes"). The Turkish Foreign Ministry stated they have been shipped to Antonov's Kyiv headquarters, but Turkish Minister of Transportation Binali Yıldırım claims they are still in Iraq, with the rest of the debris. All that is confirmed is that they have been recovered, which occurred on 30 January.30 January 2007 В Ираке обнаружены "черные ящики" молдавского самолета Ан-26 Flight data recorders of Moldovan An-27 are found in Iraq http://www.izvestia.ru/news/news125175/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235511/http://www.izvestia.ru/news/news125175/ 30 September 2007 9 March 2007 Izvestia ru View translated version. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502110008/https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.izvestia.ru%2Fnews%2Fnews125175%2F&oi=translate&resnum=10&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DER-26068%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG 2 May 2021 See also List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft List of aviation accidents and incidents with a sole survivor References External links Pre-accident pictures of the crashed plane Post-accident pictures of the crashed plane https://web.archive.org/web/20081204112940/http://www.slugsite.com/archives/772 4 December 2008 Category:Balad in the Iraq War Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iraq Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving fog Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2007 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-26 Category:January 2007 in Iraq Category:2007 disasters in Iraq Category:Turkey in the Iraq War