Antonov AN-12 crash, Oct 9, 1978 (8 killed), Teseney Gash...
Antonov AN-12 accident on October 9, 1978 near Teseney Gash-Barka, Eritrea with 8 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by two Strela surface-to-air missiles...
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Teseney Gash-Barka, Eritrea
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Shot down by two Strela surface-to-air missiles during final approach.
A Soviet Air Force An-12 on a humanitarian cargo flight from Dzhankoi, Crimea, to Teseney was hit by two Strela surface-to-air missiles on final approach. It crashed in flames a few hundred meters short of the runway and all eight crew were killed.