Antonov An-24
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The Antonov An-24 (NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. It was first flown in 1960. Over 1,000 examples were built and 880 are still in service worldwide, mostly in the CIS and Africa.
China's Xian Aircraft Manufacturing Company makes copies of the An-24 as the Y-7. Production continues in China, though production in Ukraine was shut down in 1978.
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Accident summary
As of 2004:- Hull-loss Accidents: 109 with a total of 1673 fatalities
- Other occurrences: 11 with a total of 59 fatalities
- Hijackings: 33 with a total of 4 fatalities
2006
- On January 19, 2006, a Slovak An-24 military transport with 43 persons on board (of which 28 were soldiers) crashed in Hungary, only 3 km from the Slovak border. Only one person survived, and 42 were reported dead. The plane was carrying Slovak KFOR forces that had been serving in Kosovo for half a year.
Variants and design stages
- An-24: original design
- An-24B: freighter
- An-24T: freighter
- An-24P: firebomber
Operators
Military Operators
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Congo, Cuba, Czech Republic (before 2005), East Germany, Egypt, Guinea, Guinea Bisseau, Hungary, Iraq, Kazakstan, Laos, Lithuania, Mali, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yeman
Civil Operators
- Aeroflot, Air Astana, Air Guinee, Air Mali, Ariana Afghan, Balkan Bulgarian, CAAC, Cubana, Egyptair, Interflug, Iraqi Airways, Lebanese Air Transport, Lina Congo, Lot Polish Airlines, Misrair (Egyptair), Pan African Air Service, Altyn Air, President Airlines, PMTair, Royal Khmer Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways
Specifications (An-24)
Notes
References
- () [Aviation.ru]
- () [Airliners.net]
- () [VG.no]
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