Antonov AN-74 crash, Mar 30, 2010, Ivanovo-Severny
Antonov AN-74 accident on March 30, 2010 near Ivanovo-Severny, Ivanovo oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The thrust reverser deployed...
- Date: March 30, 2010
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-74
- Location: Ivanovo-Severny, Ivanovo oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The thrust reverser deployed accidentally after rotation because of inappropriate maintenance.
Just after liftoff from Ivanovo, the left engine thrust reverser deployed at about 3 m. The takeoff was abandoned and the An-74, which was in a VIP configuration, left the runway and stopped in a field with its cockpit partly separated. All five occupants were injured, two of them pilots seriously, and the aircraft was written off.