Antonov AN-12 crash, Jul 16, 2022 (8 killed), Eleftheroup...
Antonov AN-12 accident on July 16, 2022 near Eleftheroupolis, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece with 8 fatalities. Cause: No final report found....
- Date: July 16, 2022
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Eleftheroupolis, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: No final report found. Preliminary reports point to failure of one engine, with a fire in engine number four reported on approach to Kavala.
A Meridian An 12 cargo aircraft carrying Serbian defence products from Niš toward Amman reported technical problems at FL210, turned toward Kavala with engine number four on fire, and crashed at night in farmland near Eleftheroupoli. All eight crew died. The preliminary cause was an engine failure.