Antonov AN-12 crash, Nov 13, 2008 (7 killed), Al-Taqaddum...
Antonov AN-12 accident on November 13, 2008 near Al-Taqaddum AFB, Al-Anbar, Iraq with 7 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the No. 2 engine with fire,...
- Date: November 13, 2008
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Al-Taqaddum AFB, Al-Anbar, Iraq
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the No. 2 engine with fire, followed by loss of control during the emergency descent. Sources differ on the exact mechanism and no official investigation outcome was located.
A British Gulf International Airlines Antonov An-12 was flying a cargo run from Al Asad to Baghdad with seven crew aboard when its No. 2 engine failed and caught fire at about 9,000 feet. The crew began an emergency descent toward a landing, but the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in desert about 22 km southeast of Al-Taqaddum, where it burned. All seven occupants were killed.