Antonov AN-8 crash, Sep 27, 1988 (5 killed), Sosensky
Antonov AN-8 accident on September 27, 1988 near Sosensky, Kaluga oblast, Russia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Fuel leak and engine fire that spread to the...
- Date: September 27, 1988
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-8
- Location: Sosensky, Kaluga oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel leak and engine fire that spread to the wing, causing wing failure and loss of control.
An Antonov An-8 operated by MAP Moscow was on a night cargo flight when a fuel leak caused an engine fire that spread to the wing. The fire weakened the wing, it failed, and the aircraft crashed in a forest near Sosenky in Kaluga oblast, killing all five people on board.