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An-26
An-26 of theSerbian Air Force
Role Transport aircraft
National origin Soviet Union
Design group Antonov
First flight 21 May 1969[1]
Introduction 1970
Status Operational
Primary users Soviet Air Forces(former)
Russian Aerospace Forces
Pakistan Air Force(former)
Vietnam People's Air Force
Produced 1969–1986
Number built 1,403
Developed from Antonov An-24
Variants Antonov An-32

TheAntonov An-26(NATO reporting name:Curl) is a twin-enginedturbopropcivilian andmilitary transport aircraft,designed and produced in theSoviet Unionfrom 1969 to 1986.[2]

Development

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While theAn-24Ttactical transport had proved successful in supporting Soviet troops in austere locations, its ventral loading hatch restricted the handling of cargo, and in particular vehicles, and made it less effective than hoped in parachuting men and supplies.[3]As a result, interest in a version with a retractable cargo ramp increased, and theAntonovdesign bureau decided in 1966 to begin development on the new An-26 derivative, in advance of an official order. The cargo ramp was based on that design and allowed the cargo deck to be sealed and pressurised in flight. When loading cargo, it could either be lowered to allow vehicles to be driven in, or slid beneath the aircraft's fuselage, so that cargo could be loaded straight in off a truck bed. In March 1968, the OKB received official permission to begin development.[4]Particular attention was given to the military mission, and the majority of early An-26 production was delivered to theVTA (voyenno-transportnaya aviatsiya).[2]

Using the majority of the An-24 airframe, it has high-set cantilevered wings, wing-mounted twin turboprops with a turbojet engine in the starboard nacelle for use as anauxiliary power unitand also for extra take-off thrust, plus long main undercarriage legs. The An-26 includes military equipment, such astip-upparatroopcanvasseats, an overhead traveling hoist, bulged observation windows and parachute static line attachment cables. It can be configured in 20-30 minutes from the troop transport or freight mission to themedical evacuationrole with up to 24 stretchers fitted.[5]

The An-26 made its public debut at the 27thParis Air ShowatLe Bourgetwhere the second prototype, CCCP-26184 (c/n00202), was shown in the static aircraft park.[citation needed]

The An-26 is also manufactured without a license agreement[6]in China by the Xian Aircraft factory as theY-14,later changed to be included in theXian Y7series.[6]

Total production

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Total Production[7] 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969
1159 1 53 33 54 77 86 125 149 130 103 99 77 62 35 36 21 14 4

Operational history

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The An-26 has a secondary bomber role with underwing bomb racks. The racks are attached to the fuselage in front of and behind the rear landing gear. In the bombing role it was extensively used by theVietnam People's Air Forceduring theCambodian–Vietnamese WarandSudanese Air Forceduring theSecond Sudanese Civil Warand theWar in Darfur.[8]Russian Forces have also trained with the An-26 as a bomber.[9]In 1977, the Afghan Air Force received the An-26 aircraft and in 1986,[10]they had 36 of them which were used forairborne assaultsconducted by theAfghan Army’s commando and parachute battalions[11]and two military transport squadrons.[12]

One An-26 was involved in thePurulia Incident in 1995in which arms were dropped in the Purulia district ofWest Bengal,India.The reason behind the drop is not disclosed to the public due to national security.[3]

Variants

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An-26 cargo cabin
CAACAntonov An-26 at China Aviation Museum, Beijing
An-26
"Curl-A": Twin-engine tactical transport aircraft.[13]
An-26-100
Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from An-26 aircraft at the Kyiv plant from 1999.[14]
An-26Nel'mo
An arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft retrofitted withNel'moequipment.[15]
An-26Pogoda
( "Weather" ) Another aircraft forweather controlduties, similar to the An-26Tsiklon,with a simplified equipment test lab.[16]
An-26Polyot
( "Flight" ) A single aircraft retrofitted for the purpose of research of unified air traffic control and monitoring system throughout the USSR, with a comprehensive navigation test lab including precision compasses and Doppler speed/shift sensors.[17]
An-26Sfera
( "Sphere" ) A single production aircraft built as a laboratory for atmospheric research.[16]
An-26Shtabnoy
( "Shtab" = "Headquarters" ) some An-26s delivered to the Soviet andDDRair forces for use as staff transports/mobile command posts.[18]
An-26Vita
An-26Vita[uk]
( "Life" ) A single mobile operating room, surgery and intensive care unit ('25 Blue', c/n5406), for the Ukrainian Air Force.[16]
An-26A
A one-off assault transport prototype with higher performance due to removal of some military equipment.[19]
An-26ASLK
(Avtomatizirovannaya sistema lyotnogo kontrolya– automated flight control and monitoring system): A modern flight control and monitoring system equipped with automatic calibration and navigation systems. Recognizable by the distinctive pod low on the forward fuselage side.[15]
An-26B
A civil cargo version equipped with ramps which can be swung up against the cabin walls when not in use. It was also equipped with two ZMDB Progress (Ivchyenko) Al-24VTturboproppowerplants to deliver higher thrust.[20]
An-26B
The prototype An-26B retrofitted as a mobile civilian emergency hospital.[20]
An-26BTsiklon
( "Cyclone" ) A weather research/control and cloud-seeding aircraft for the Central Aerologic Laboratory. This aircraft was used for rain induction and protection using cloud-seeding chemicals dropped from slab-sided pods hung from pylons.[16]
An-26B-100
Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from An-26B aircraft at the Kyiv plant from 1999.[14]
An-26BL
Alternative designation for the An-26L.[15]
An-26BRL
Alternative designation of the An-26RL Arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.[15]
An-26D
(Dal'niy– long-range) An extended range version with extra fuel in wing tanks and additional external tanks attached to the airframe of the fuselage. One aircraft ('21 Yellow', c/n 13806) was retrofitted and delivered, but no further orders were forthcoming.[21]
An-26KKaira
( "Great Auk" ) A single An-26 aircraft converted to a Kaira test airframe for the development of airborneLaserguided systems.[17]
An-26KKaplya
( "Drop" [of liquid]) After completion of the laser designator trials the An-26KKairawas retrofitted to search or optically guided weapons as the navigation systems. During a night test flight at low level, in March 1989, the An-26K Kaplya suffered a massive bird strike, which consequently destroyed the windshield and injured the pilot, who involuntarily downed the aircraft into theAzov Sea.[17]
An-26KPA
(Kontrol'no-Poverochnaya Apparatura– Testing and calibration equipment): A navigation aids inspecting aircraft with comprehensive navigation equipment and calibration equipment.[22]
An-26L
A single An-26, (14 Orange, c/n 00607), used atSperenberg Airfieldnear Berlin, for airfield andNAVAIDcalibration.[15]
An-26LL-PLO
(Letayuschaya Laboratoriya – Protivolodochnoy Oborony– ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) testbed): A single An-26A aircraft, (c/n 0901), retrofitted and modified to accommodate range of sophisticated laboratory for surveillance systems, detecting and tracking stealthy nuclear submarines.[16]
An-26LP
Firefighting version. At least 9 converted.[20]
An-26MSpasatel
( "Rescuer" ) Flying hospital with an emergency surgery facility. Two converted.[23]
An-26P
(Protivopozharnyy– firefighting): Aircraft fire-bomber, retrofitted with water tanks in pods on either side of the lower fuselage, which could be substituted for dispensers forsilver iodideflares forrainmaking.At least 5 converted.[24]
An-26PProzhektor
( "Projector" or "Searchlight" ) A single conversion of an An-26 as a guided missile system airframe.[25]
An-26REP
(Rahdioelektronnoye protivodeystviye– ECM (Electronic Counter-Measures) ): Electronic countermeasures aircraft fitted with active jammers in cylindrical pods on either side of the lower fuselage sides, as well as chaff and I/R flares for self-defense. One built but did not enter service.[26]
An-26RL
(Razvedchik Ledovyy– An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring): An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring aircraft used to monitor the icebergs and ice formations at arctic circle fitted with SLAR (Sideways Looking Airborne Radar) in long pods on either side of the lower fuselage, extra fuel in a cargo hold fuel tank, provision for surveyors and radar operators.[15]
An-26RR
Alternative unit designation of the An-26RTELINT(ELectronic INTelligence) aircraft.[27]
An-26RT
"Curl-B": (First use of the designation) A basic designation for a series of ELINT aircraft fitted with a wide range of electromagnetic surveillance equipment. At least one aircraft, (tactical code '152'), retrofitted with theTarahn(Ramming Attack) ELINT suite for use in Afghanistan.[27]
An-26RT
(Retranslyator– Interpreter - Translator): (Substitute of designation) Battlefield communications relay aircraft, fitted with powerfulInzheer(Fig) radio relay system, for connecting forward units to headquarters units. 42 built.[28]
An-26RTR
Alternative unit designation of the An-26RT ELINT aircraft.[27]
An-26S
(Salon– [VIP] Lounge): A new VIP Lounge aircraft for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense delivered about 1997.[14]
An-26Sh
(Shturmanskiy– Navigator): Navigator trainer for the VVS, 36 built at Kyiv.[27]

Non-USSR /-Ukrainian versions

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DDR An-26SM "369", laterGerman Air Force"52+09", at theMuseum Berlin-Gatow.
An-26SM
One aircraft modified as an ELINT aircraft for theEast German Air Force.[29]
An-26M
One aircraft modified for NAVAID calibration and flight monitoring for theEast German Air Forceand transferred to the post-unificationGerman Air Force.[30]
An-26ST
East German designation for An-26s used as staff transports.[18]
An-26T
Unofficial East German designation for An-26s operated by Transportfliegerstaffel 24 (transport squadron 24).[19]
An-26Z-1
Czechoslovakian ELINT conversion of one aircraft for ELINT duties.[31]
Xian Y-7H
Military transport version. Chinese production version.[6]
Xian Y-14
Initial designation of the An-26 copy, later changed to 'Y-7H' (Hao– cargo).[6]

Operators

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Military operators

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Map with military An-26 operators in blue, and former military An-26 operators in red
Russian An-26 intercepted by a British Typhoon over the Baltics in July 2015
Ukrainian An-26B in Portugal
Russian Air ForceAntonov An-26
Romanian Air ForceAntonov An-26 atRAF Fairfordin July 2023
Angola
Belarus
Cape Verde
Chad
China
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
  • Kazakh Air Force– five An-24 or An-26 in service December 2015.;[39]Received one refurbished An-26 from Ukraine on 3 November 2017.[40]
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Libya
Moldova
Mozambique
Namibia
Nicaragua
Puntland
Romania
Russia
Sudan
Syria
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Yemen

Former military operators

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Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Benin
Bulgaria
Cambodia
An-26 of theCzech Air Force
Republic of the Congo
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Germany
Guinea-Bissau
Hungary
Hungarian Air ForceAntonov An-26 departsRIATatRAF Fairford,England
Iraq
An-26 of theLithuanian Air Force(now retired)
Lithuania
Madagascar
Mali
Mongolia
Niger
North Yemen
Pakistan
Peru
An-26 of thePolish Air Force(Operated before 2009, now retired)
Poland
Slovak Air ForceAn-26 at Farnborough Airshow, 2008
Slovakia
Somalia
South Yemen
Serbia
Soviet Union
Tanzania
Transnistria
Turkmenistan
United States
Vietnam People's Air ForceAntonov An-26

Vietnam

Yugoslavia
Zambia

Civil operators

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UTair CargoAn-26 atPulkovo Airport
Polar AirlinesAn-26-100 atYakutsk Airport
RAF-AviaAn-26B atBirmingham Airport
Belarus
  • Genex (two)
Bulgaria
  • Air Bright (one)
Colombia
  • Sadelca(one)
  • Servicio Aéreo del Vaupés SELVA (three)
Cuba
Denmark
Hungary
Latvia
Moldova
  • Valan International Cargo Charter[72]
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Sudan
Tajikistan
Ukraine
Venezuela
  • Solar Cargo (two)
AN-26 operators within Aeroflot and post break-up Commonwealth of Independent States(data from[86])
UGA – (Upravleniye Grazhdanskoy Aviatsii– Civil Aviation Directorate) OAO – (Otdel'nyy Aviaotryad– independent flight detachment) LO – (Lyvotnyy Otryad– flight squad) /Aviaeskadril'ya– squadrons) Home Base CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Airline)
Azerbaijan Baku 360th / 1st & 3rd squadrons Baku-Bina AZAL(no An-26s)
Belarusian Gomel' 105th / 2nd squadron Gomel' Gomel'avia
1stMinsk 353rd / 2nd Squadron Minsk-Loshitsa (Minsk-1) Belavia;Minsk-Avia
Central Regions Bykovo 61st / 4th Squadron Moscow-Bykovo Bykovo Avia
Kursk Kursk Kurskavia
Tula 294th Tula Tula Air Enterprise
East Siberian Chita 136th / 1st Squadron Chita Chita Avia
Irkutsk 134th Irkutsk-1 Baikal Airlines
Far Eastern 1stKhabarovsk 289th Khabarovsk Dalavia Far East Airlines Khabarovsk
KamchatkaCAPA / Petropavlovsk Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
SakhalinCAPA / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk UAD 147th Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk /Khomutvo Sakhalinskiye Aviatrassy
Komi Pechora Pechora Komiavia;Komiinteravia
Krasnoyarsk Igarka 251st Igarka
2nd Krasnoyarsk 126th Krasnoyarsk-Severnyy Kras Air
Khatanga 221st / 2nd Squadron Khatanga
Leningrad 2nd Leningrad 70th / 2nd Squadron Leningrad-Rzhevka Rzhevka Air Enterprise
Pskov 320th / 2nd Squadron Pskov Pskov Avia
Lithuanian Vilnius 277th Vilnius Lithuanian Airlines*
Magadan Anadyr' 150th / 2nd Squadron Anadyr'-Ugol'nyy Chukotavia
1stMagadan 185th Magadan-Sokol Kolyma-Avia
Seymchan Seymchan NW Aerial Forestry Protection Base
Moldavian Kishinyov 407th Kishinyov Air Moldova
North Caucasian Krasnodar 241st Krasnodar ALK Kuban Airlines
1stKrasnodar 406th Krasnodar
Tajik Leninabad 292nd / 2nd Squadron Leninabad
Training Establishments Directorate KVLUGA(Kirovograd Civil Aviation Higher Flying School) Kirovograd Ukraine State Flight Academy
Turkmen Krasnovodsk 360th Krasnovodsk Turkmenistan Airlines/Khazar
Tyumen' Salekhard 234th / 5th Squadron Salekhard
2ndTyumen' 357th Tyumen'-Roschchino Tyumen'AviaTrans(UTair)
Ukrainian Dnipropetrovsk 327th Dnipropetrovsk-Volos'kie Dniproavia
Kirovograd Kirovograd-Khmelyovoye Air URGA
Simferopol 84th Simferopol Aviakompaniya Krym/ Crimea AL
Urals Izhevsk Izhevsk Izhavia
Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk Air Enterprise
1stPerm' Perm'-Bolshoye Savino Perm Airlines
1stSverdlovsk Sverdlovsk-Kol'tsovo Ural Airlines[Yekaterinburg]
Volga Penza 396th Penza Penza Air Enterprise
Saransk Saransk Saransk Air Enterprise
West Siberian Barnaul 341st Barnaul Barnaul Air Enterprise
Kemerovo 196th Kemerovo
Novokuznetsk 184th Novokuznetsk Aerokuznetsk
Omsk 365th Omsk Omsk-Avia
Tolmachevo 448th Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Sibir'
Tomsk 119th Tomsk Tomsk Avia
Yakutian Kolyma-Indigirka Cherskiy?
Mirnyy 190th Mirnyy Almazy Rossii– Sakha (Alrosa)
Yakutsk 139th / 3rd Squadron Yakutsk
GosNII GVF(Gosudarstvenny Nauchno-Issledovatel'skiy Institut Grazdahnskovo Vozdushnovo Flota– state scientific test institute for civil air fleet) Moscow - Sheremet'yevo-1

*note: Lithuania was not a CIS country.

Accidents and incidents

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Sudan Air ForceAntonov An-26-100 crash-landed in 1997 at the airstrip ofGogrial.The plane was hit bySPLA-fire and had to make an emergency landing.

1970s

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  • 23 May 1976: An Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26567) crashed short of the runway nearTeply Klyuch Airport,Russia.[87]
  • 14 July 1977: ANational Air Force of AngolaAn-26 was shot down byUNITArebels nearCuangar,killing 30 people on board.[88]
  • 18 August 1977: An Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26536) landed hard atUst-Kuyga Airportdue to pilot error; no casualties.[89]
  • 9 December 1978: An Aeroflot An-26 (CCCP-26547) lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff from Cherskiy Airport due to a shifted load, killing all seven on board. The cargo had not been secured properly.[90]
  • 26 March 1979: Aeroflot Flight 37293, an An-26 (CCCP-26569), struck a wooded hillside nearBaykit,Russia, killing four of 12 on board.[91][92]

1980s

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1990s

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  • 1990s: Soviet Air Force An-2601 redburned out on the ground at Orenburg Air Base following an APU fire.[127]
  • mid 1990s: Russian Air Force An-26RA-47415force-landed at Belgorod Airport and was withdrawn from use and cancelled from the Russian register in 2001. Although the aircraft was planned to become a cinema for the "Rolan Bykov Fund" in Belgorod, this was abandoned in 2004 because some of the radioactive sensors had not been removed.[128]
  • 23 March 1990: Cubana de Aviacion Flight 7406, an An-26 (CU-T1436), overran the runway at Antonio Maceo Airport following an aborted takeoff, killing four of 46 on board.[129]
  • 5 May 1990: aSoviet Air ForcesAn-26 crashed near Sparfayev island while on a flight fromMagadan,killing all seven people on board.[130]
  • 22 February 1991: anNational Air Force of AngolaAn-26 was shot down nearCazombo Airport,killing all 47 people on board.[131]
  • 15 August 1991: due to an air traffic controller's mistaken direction aSoviet Air ForcesAn-26 hit a mountain after take-off fromBurevestnik Airport,killing all nine people on board.[132]
  • 27 February 1992:German Air ForceAn-26 "52+10" crashed after a hard landing. None of the crew members was injured.
  • 8 April 1992:Yasir Arafat's An-26 crashed during a sandstorm. Of the 13 on board, both pilots and an engineer were killed.
  • 23 April 1993: A MIAT Mongolian Airlines An-26 (BNMAU-14102) struck the side of Marz Mountain, Zavkhan Province, Mongolia while descending for Ölgii, killing all 32 on board.[133]
  • 17 June 1993: A Tajikistan Airlines An-26 (26035) stalled, spun down and crashed into a hillside 22 mi north of Tbilisi, Georgia, after encountering severe turbulence, killing all 33 on board.[134]
  • 26 December 1993: A Kuban Airlines An-26 (RA-26141) stalled and crashed upside down while landing at Leninakan Airport due to overloading, killing 35 of 36 on board.[135]
  • 13 July 1994: A Russian Air Force An-26 was stolen from Kubinka AFB by an engineer planning to commit suicide. He circled Lyakhovo at 300–2000 feet until the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed, killing him.[136]
  • 31 July 1994: AnAir UkraineAn-26B (UR-26207), operating on behalf of the UN, was reportedly shot down and crashed near Saborsko, Croatia, killing all 7 people on board.[137]
  • 16 January 1995: AnAngolan Air ForceAn-26 was downed by rebel forces in the north of the country, killing all six occupants.[138]
  • 16 March 1995: A Central Region Airlines An-26B (RA-26084) struck a hill and crashed near Ossora Airport while on approach due to crew errors, killing nine of 10 on board.[139]
  • 31 August 1995: aMalian Air ForceAn-26 (TZ-347) flew into a mountain nearThessaloniki Airportin bad weather, killing all six people on board.[140]
  • 17 December 1995: Terrorist Kim Davy alias Niels Holck from Denmark dropped several tonnes of lethal weapons, ammunition, explosives and triggers by An-26 in Purulia district of West Bengal State of India. The plane was forced to land in Bombay, where his accomplices were arrested.[141]
  • 1997:Sudan Air ForceAn-267711force-landed atGogrial Airportafter it was struck by SPLA ground fire.
  • 2 September 1998: A Permtransavia An-26 (RA-20628) operating for Prestavia, crashed near Malanje Airport, Angola, after the pilot reported an engine fire, killing all 24 on board; the wreckage was found in 2003. Some reports stated that the aircraft was shot down by UNITA forces.[142]
  • 21 January 1999:Nicaraguan Air ForceAn-26152crashed after getting too low on approach and striking a tree nearBluefields Airport,killing all 28 people on board.[143]

2000s

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  • 30 March 2000: an An-26 chartered from Ukrainian company Avialinii AAR crashed nearAnuradhapura Airportwhile carryingSri Lanka Armytroops, killing all 40 on board. The cause of the accident is unclear.[144]
  • 12 August 2000: a STAER airlines An-26 crashed nearTshikapawhile trying to return toKinshasa Airport,killing all 27 on board.[145]
  • 31 October 2000: an ACA-Ancargo An-26 (D2-FDI) crashed 20 minutes after take-off fromSaurimo Airport,killing all 49 people on board.UNITArebels say they shot it down.[146]
  • 4 April 2001: aSudanese Air ForceAn-26 crashed on take-off in a sandstorm from Adar Yel, killing the deputy defence minister and 13 high-ranking officers. Another 16 passengers survived.[147]
  • 21 February 2002: aRussian NavyAn-26 crashed after striking treetops while on final approach toLakhta air base,killing 17 of the 20 people on board.[148]
  • 29 November 2003: aCongolese Air ForceAn-269T-TADcrashed during takeoff due to a burst tyre, killing 20 of the 24 people on board and 13 people on the ground.[149]
  • 5 May 2005: a chartered Aeroworld An-26 (EK-26060) crashed shortly after take-off fromKisangani Bangoka International Airport,killing 10 of the 11 people on board.[150]
  • 9 August 2005: aYemeni Air ForceAn-26 crashed inMukalla,killing one of its occupants and injuring 22 others.[151]
  • 5 September 2005: AKavatshi AirlinesAn-26B (ER-AZT) operating on a non-scheduled passenger flight struck a tree and crashed on approach toIsiro AirportinMatari,killing all 11 people on board.[152]
  • 9 September 2005: AnAir KasaiAn-26B (9Q-CFD) operating on a non-scheduled passenger flight crashed 50 km (31 miles) north ofBrazzaville,killing all 13 people on board.[153]
  • 11 February 2006: aSudanese Air ForceAn-26 crashed into a building upon landing atAweil, South Sudanafter the front tyre burst, killing all 20 people on board.[154]
  • 9 January 2007: AnAerianTur-MAntonov An-26 (ER-26068)crashedwhile attempting to land at the U.S. military base inBalad,Iraq, killing 34 of 35 on board. Although the aircraft crashed due to fog, some eyewitness and sources state that the aircraft was shot down by a missile.[155]
  • 4 October 2007: AnAfrica OneAn-26 (9Q-COS)crashedinto theKinshasaneighbourhood of Kimbaseke just aftertakeoff.21 out of 22 people on board and 28 people on the ground died. Initial reports indicate a lost propeller.[156]
  • 8 April 2008: AVietnam People's Air ForceAn-26 crashed in a field in theThanh Trì district,killing all five on board.[157]

2010s

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  • 18 March 2010: AnExinAn-26B (SP-FDO) made an emergency landing on theLake Ülemiste,close toLennart Meri Tallinn Airport.None of the six crew members was injured. Initial reports indicated failure of one of the turboprop power plants.[158]
  • 25 August 2010: An Exin An-26B (SP-FDP) rejected takeoff from Tallinn's runway 08 at high speed when the gear collapsed or retracted during the takeoff roll on 2010. The airplane skidded to a stop on its belly, no injuries occurred.[159]
  • 6 June 2011:Solenta AviationFlight 122A, an An-26 (TR-LII), crashed in the sea nearLibreville,Gabon, during an attempted go-around following hydraulic problems. Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured. The aircraft was operating on behalf of DHL.[160]
  • 24 November 2011: AYemeni Air ForceAn-26 crashed outsideSanaadue to technical problems. 15 crew members and passengers died.[161]
  • 21 November 2012: aYemeni Air ForceAn-26 crashed close toSanaa International Airport,killing all 10 people on board.[162]
  • 19 August 2012: An Alfa Airlines An-26-100 (ST-ARL) struck a mountain during its second approach to the Talodi airfield inSouth Kordofan,Sudan. All 26 passengers on board and six crew members died.[163]
  • 21 February 2014: A Libyan Air Cargo An-26 (5A-DOW), operating an ambulance flight, crashed in a farm near Grombalia, 60 km short of Tunis-Carthage Airport, after one of its engines caught fire. The accident resulted in the death of all its 11 occupants: six crew members, two doctors and three patients.[164]
  • 14 July 2014: Ukraine Air Force An-2619 blueflying at 6,500 m (21,300 ft) was shot down and crashed near Izvaryne, Ukraine, killing two of six on board.[165](confirmed to be shot usingBuk missile system).[166]U.S. officials would later say evidence suggested the aircraft had been fired on from inside Russian territory[167]
  • 18 January 2015:Syrian Air ForceAn-26YK-ANDcrashedwhile attempting to land at the besieged Abu al-Duhur military airport inIdlib Governorate,Syria, killing all 30 on board.[168]
  • 9 March 2016: ATrue AviationAn-26B (S2-AGZ) crashed into theBay of BengalnearCox's Bazarwhile attempting to return toCox's Bazar Airportfollowing an engine failure, klling three of four on board.[169]
  • 30 April 2016: ASudan Air ForceAn-26 crashed during a landing attempt atAl-Ubayyid.All five crew members died.[170]
  • 20 March 2017: ASouth Supreme AirlinesAn-26B (S9-TLZ)was destroyed by fireafter crashing atWau Airport,South Sudan, after the left landing gear struck a fire truck during landing; all 45 on board survived.
  • 29 April 2017:AerogaviotaFlight FAR1436,an An-26 (CU-T1406),crashedin the Loma de la Pimienta Mountains near Las Terrazas, Cuba, killing all eight on board. The aircraft was operating on behalf of the Cuban Air Force.[171]
  • 30 May 2017: Russian Aerospace Forces An-26RF-36160crashed at Balashov Airfield during a training flight after descending too soon, killing one of six on board.[172]
  • 28 August 2017: A Coco Aviation An-26B (EK-26006) overran the runway at Maban Airstrip and was destroyed by the consequent fire. The crew survived.[173]
  • 14 October 2017: A Valan Air An-26 (ER-AVB) chartered by the French Militarycrashed shortly before landingatAbidjan,theIvory Coastcapital. Four people were killed and six were injured.[174]
  • 6 March 2018: Russian Aerospace Forces An-26RF-92955crashedatKhmeimim Air Base.All 33 passengers and six crew died in the incident.[175]
  • 20 December 2018: A Gomair An-26 (9S-AGB) crashed 19 nautical miles short ofKinshasawith 7 or 8 people on board. The aircraft was found more than 24 hours later by a local. The aircraft was carrying election materials on behalf of the Central Electoral National Independent Commission (CENI).[176]
  • 24 December 2018: Congolese Air Force An-269T-TABcrashed as it overshot the runway atBeni AirportinNorth Kivuprovince. The aircraft was reportedly transporting troops, and the crash resulted in 38 people being taken to hospital.[177]

2020s

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Aircraft on display

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An-26 "52+09" at Berlin-Gatow
Former Lithuanian Air Force An-26B in early 1990s paintscheme, Kaunas Aleksotas (EYKS) airfield

Specifications

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Data fromJane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89[192]

General characteristics

  • Crew:five (two pilots, one radio operator, one flight engineer, one navigator)
  • Capacity:40 passengers / 5,500 kg (12,100 lb)
  • Length:23.8 m (78 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan:29.3 m (96 ft 2 in)
  • Height:8.58 m (28 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area:74.98 m2(807.1 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio:11.7:1
  • Empty weight:15,020 kg (33,113 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight:24,000 kg (52,911 lb)
  • Powerplant:2 ×Progress AI-24VTTurboprop engines, 2,103 kW (2,820 hp) each
  • Powerplant:1 ×Tumansky Ru19A-300Turbojet booster / APU, 7.85 kN (1,760 lbf) thrust
  • Propellers:4-bladed Constant speed metal bladed propellers, 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) diameter

Performance

  • Cruise speed:440 km/h (270 mph, 240 kn)
  • Range:2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi) with maximum fuel
  • Range with max payload:1,100 km (680 mi)
  • Service ceiling:7,500 m (24,600 ft)
  • Rate of climb:8 m/s (1,600 ft/min)

See also

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Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

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