Antonov AN-72 crash, Dec 25, 2012 (27 killed), Shymkent
Antonov AN-72 accident on December 25, 2012 near Shymkent, South Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan with 27 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The...
- Date: December 25, 2012
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-72
- Location: Shymkent, South Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 27
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The captain set the wrong altimeter pressure after autopilot and altimeter failures, leaving the aircraft about 385 m lower than indicated.
An An-72P of the Kazakhstan Border Guard Service was flying from Astana to Shymkent at night in heavy snow. It struck a mountain slope about 21 km from the airport while descending to land. The autopilot and altimeters had failed earlier in the flight, and the captain set the wrong pressure reference.