Antonov AN-12 crash, Mar 8, 1988 (17 killed), Charbatia A...
Antonov AN-12 accident on March 8, 1988 near Charbatia AFB (Cuttack), Odisha (Orissa), India with 17 fatalities. Cause: Engine fire of undetermined...
- Date: March 8, 1988
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Charbatia AFB (Cuttack), Odisha (Orissa), India
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine fire of undetermined cause, with fire extinguishing systems reported inoperative.
An Indian Air Force An 12B on a military flight from Charbatia AFB reported an engine fire shortly after takeoff, went into an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Paikarapur area. Seventeen people died, nine aboard and eight on the ground.