Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050

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.

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]

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]

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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]

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]

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