Antonov An-24

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The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. First flown in 1960, it has a range of 2,400 km (1,490 miles) and a cruising speed of 450 km/h (280 mph). Its NATO reporting name is Coke. Over 1,000 examples were built and about 300 are still in service worldwide, specially in the CIS and Africa.

China's Xian Aircraft Manufacturing Company makes copies of the An-24 as the Y-7.

1 Accident summary
- 1.1 2006
2 Operators
- 2.1 Military Operators
- 2.2 Civil Operators
3 Specifications (An-24)
4 References
5 External links
6 Related content

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Accident summary

As of 2004:

Hull-loss Accidents: 109 with a total of 1673 fatalities
Other occurrences: 11 with a total of 59 fatalities
Hijackings: 33 with a total of 4 fatalities

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2006

On January 19, 2006, a Slovak An-24 military transport with 43 persons on board (of which 28 were soldiers) crashed in Hungary, only 3 km from the Slovak border. Only one person survived, and 42 were reported dead. The plane was carrying Slovak KFOR forces that had been serving in Kosovo for half a year.Template:Ref

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Operators

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Military Operators

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Congo, Cuba, Czech Republic (before 2005), East Germany, Egypt, Guinea, Guinea Bisseau, Hungary, Iraq, Kazakstan, Laos, Lithuania, Mali, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yeman,

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Civil Operators

Aeroflot, Air Guinee, Air Mali, Ariana Afghan, Balkan Bulgarian, CAAC, Cubana, Egyptair, Interflug, Iraqi Airways, Lebanese Air Transport, Lina Congo, Lot Polish Airlines, Misrair (Egyptair), Pan African Air Service, Altyn Air, President Airlines, PMTair, Royal Khmer Airlines

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