Antonov AN-12 crash, Aug 9, 2013 (4 killed), Mogadishu-Ad...
Antonov AN-12 accident on August 9, 2013 near Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Believed to be loss of control after...
- Date: August 9, 2013
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Believed to be loss of control after landing, possibly following multiple tyre bursts.
An Ethiopian Air Force An-12 (registration 1513) carrying weapons and ammunition for AMISOM landed at Mogadishu Aden Adde from Dire Dawa. It skidded, overran the runway and crashed against a perimeter wall. A post-impact fire fed the ammunition on board, causing multiple explosions; four of the six crew died and two were seriously injured.