ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-22 CCCP-09303 North Atlantic
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Date:Saturday 18 July 1970
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-22
Operator:Soviet Air Force
Registration: CCCP-09303
MSN: 00340207
First flight: 1970
Engines: 4 Kuznetsov NK-12MA
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage: Missing
Aircraft fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:North Atlantic (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF), Iceland
Destination airport:Gander International Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Canada
Narrative:
The Antonov didn't arrive at its destination Sydney, Canada after a flight from Keflavík, Iceland. The aircraft disappeared some 47 minutes after takeoff.

The aircraft carried eartquack relief supplies to Peru.

Sources:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 27.07.1970
» Aviation.ru
» Soviet Transports


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Distance from Keflavík International Airport to Gander International Airport, NL as the crow flies is 2513 km (1571 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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