Antonov AN-26 crash, Apr 20, 1988 (6 killed), Kudinovo
Antonov AN-26 accident on April 20, 1988 near Kudinovo, Moscow oblast, Russia with 6 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in the initial climb after a...
- Date: April 20, 1988
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Kudinovo, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control in the initial climb after a right engine problem, with ASN attributing it to the crew taking off with the right propeller feathered.
A Soviet Air Force An 26RT on a night training flight from Moscow Chkalovsky was doing touch and go practice when it banked right during the initial climb and crashed into a lake near Kudinovo. All six crew were killed.