Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 - Dwyer Airport
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
N 31° 05.011 E 064° 03.052
41R E 600237 N 3439332
An Antonov AN-12 commercial aircraft operated by Silk Airways failed to properly take off and crashed at the end of the runway. Seven of the nine on board did not survive.
Waymark Code: WM12KMK
Location: Afghanistan
Date Posted: 06/11/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 4

Reason for the crash: During the takeoff roll, the engine number three failed. For unknown reason, the crew was unable to feather the propeller. After a roll of 70 seconds, at a speed of 220 km/h, the airplane overran the 2,400 meters runway and went into a sandy area and crashed in flames. Two passengers (two mechanics) were seriously injured while all seven other passengers were killed. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. (data taken from (visit link)

Unless you have access to the site, visiting the crash will be impossible. I thought it was a bit strange they never moved it, cleaned it up or anything but as you see in the photos of the crash and post crash, not much has changed other than the spraypainting over the airline logo and numbers.
Date of Crash: 05/18/2016

Aircraft Model: AN- 12

Military or Civilian: Civilian

Tail Number: 4K-AZ25

Cause of Crash:
Engine 3 Failed for an unknown reason during the takeoff roll.


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