Antonov AN-12 crash, May 18, 2016 (7 killed), Camp Dwyer AFB
Antonov AN-12 accident on May 18, 2016 near Camp Dwyer AFB, Helmand, Afghanistan with 7 fatalities. Cause: MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee), final...
- Date: May 18, 2016
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Camp Dwyer AFB, Helmand, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee), final report October 2022: the crew took off with engine 3 inoperative and its propeller not feathered, so the propeller produced negative thrust that prevented liftoff, and the crew did not abort the takeoff.
On 18 May 2016 a Silk Way Airlines An 12B (4K AZ25) cargo flight with nine crew took off from Dwyer airfield in Afghanistan bound for Mary, Turkmenistan. Engine 3 was left at ground idle with its propeller unlocked, the aircraft did not lift off, and it overran the runway at about 220 km/h and burned. Seven crew died and two Ukrainian technicians were seriously injured.