| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 11, 2008 |
| Time: | 2215 |
| Location: | Chrisinau, Moldova |
| Operator: | Kata Transportation |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Chrisinau, Moldova - Antalya, Turkey - Sudan |
| AC Type: | Antonov An-32 |
| Registration: | ST-AZL |
| cn / ln: | 3009 |
| Aboard: | 8 (passengers:0 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:0 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Just minutes after the take off the plane tried to return to the airport because of engine problems, but crashed about 100 metres away from the runway. Pilots tried to land the transport, which was carrying a cargo of 2.3 tons of fuel, but a wing struck a fence and electrical wires and the plane crashed and burst into flames. All eight crew members aboard were killed |
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