Editing Antonov An-72 (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
{{As of|May 2022}}, there had been 24 known accidents and incidents involving the An-72 or An-74; of these, seven were reported to involve fatalities:{{refn|{{Cite web |title=ASN Aviation Safety Database |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?sorteer=casualties,datekey&kind=%&cat=%&page=1&field=typecode&var=04A% |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220527011944/https://aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?sorteer=casualties,datekey&kind=%25&cat=%25&page=1&field=typecode&var=04A%25 |archive-date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}}}
* {{date2|17|September|1991}}{{thinsp|—}}CCCP-74002 attempted to take off from [[Lensk Airport]] overloaded with fish. All 13 human occupants died when it crashed {{convert|4|km}} from the airport.{{refn|{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-74 CCCP-74002 Lensk Airport |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910917-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220527040650/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910917-3 |archive-date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}} }}
* {{date2|10|February|1995}}{{thinsp|—}}An Antonov An-72 [[chase plane]] had a [[1995 Borodianka mid-air collision|mid-air collision]] while following the [[Antonov An-70]] prototype aircraft during a test flight. The collision caused the An-70 to crash into a forested area, killing all seven An-70 crew members.{{refn|name="An70Crash"|{{Cite magazine |last=Velovich |first=Alexander |date=1995-02-22 |title=An-70 crash threatens programme's future |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%200385.html |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Flight International]] |volume=147 |issue=4460 |page=8 |issn=0015-3710 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911154500/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%200385.html |archive-date=2016-09-11 |access-date=2016-09-12}}}} The An-72 lost a right [[wing flap]],{{refn|name="An70Blame"|{{Cite magazine |date=1995-03-22 |title=Human error blamed in An-70 crash |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%200704.html |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Flight International]] |volume=147 |issue=4464 |page=19 |issn=0015-3710 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911153122/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%200704.html |archive-date=2016-09-11 |access-date=2016-09-12}}}} but it was able to return to base safely.{{r|An70Crash}}
* {{date2|22|December|1997}}{{thinsp|—}}ER-ACF, an Antonov An-72 disappeared on a cargo flight from [[Port Bouet Airport]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]] to [[Rundu Airport]], [[Namibia]]. The aircraft and its five crew members disappeared without a trace over the [[South Atlantic]]. The cause of the incident remains undetermined.{{refn|name=Renan|{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-72 ER-ACF between Abidjan and Rundu |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19971222-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104032530/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19971222-1 |archive-date=2012-11-04 |access-date=2011-06-27 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}}}
* 21 April 2002{{thinsp|—}}ES-NOP, an Antonov An-72 leased by [[Enimex]] and operated by [[Trigana Air]] was damaged in a hard landing at [[Wamena Airport|Wamena]], [[Indonesia]] and a minor fire broke out. Due to the dead battery of the fire truck, some firefighters ran to the accident scene with hand-held fire extinguishers. After 20 minutes, the truck's battery was charged, but the aircraft had to be written off. There were no fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Antonov An-72-100 ES-NOP, Sunday 21 April 2002 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/323066 |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref> 
* {{date2|23|April|2006}}{{thinsp|—}}UR-74038 carrying food aid to Chad from Libya crashed in Cameroon, killing all 6 crew.{{refn|{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-74TK-200 UR-74038 Kousséri |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060423-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221073313/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060423-0 |archive-date=2013-02-21 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}}}{{refn|{{Cite web |date=2006-04-25 |title=Cameroun: Le crash d'un cargo militaire libyen à Kousseri fait six morts |trans-title=Cameroon: The crash of a Libyan military cargo ship in Kousseri kills six |url=http://nordcameroun.canalblog.com/archives/2006/04/25/1763815.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220527042037/http://nordcameroun.canalblog.com/archives/2006/04/25/1763815.html |archive-date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Grand-nord Cameroun |language=fr}}}}
* {{date2|27|November|2006}}{{thinsp|—}}An [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force|Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force]] An-72 crashed after takeoff from [[Mehrabad International Airport]] in Tehran, killing 37 of the 38 aboard.{{refn|{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-74T-200 15-2255 Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20061127-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221174804/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20061127-0 |archive-date=2013-02-21 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}}}
* {{date2|25|December|2012}}{{thinsp|—}}An An-72 carrying Kazakhstani border patrol officials [[2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash|crashed]] in [[Shymkent]], killing all 27 people on board.{{refn|{{Cite news |last=Toh |first=Mavis |date=2012-12-26 |title=An-72 crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 27 |work=[[Flightglobal]] |location=[[Singapore]] |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/an-72-crashes-in-kazakhstan-killing-27-380530/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230195748/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/an-72-crashes-in-kazakhstan-killing-27-380530/ |archive-date=2012-12-30}}}}{{refn|{{Cite web |date=2012-12-25 |title=Military plane carrying 27 crashes in Kazakhstan |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8Le2EXtf2MH7MU7Z38cQTXwj1gQ?docId=CNG.1a962f08fb17905ad4726d7afedc5cd8.e1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228040923/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8Le2EXtf2MH7MU7Z38cQTXwj1gQ?docId=CNG.1a962f08fb17905ad4726d7afedc5cd8.e1 |archive-date=2012-12-28 |access-date=2012-12-25 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}}}
* {{date2|10|October|2019}}{{thinsp|—}}An An-72 operated for the [[Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC Air Force]] with 4 crew and 4 passengers crashed in [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]]; none survived.{{refn|{{Cite web |date=2019-10-11 |title=An-72 crash site located in Democratic Republic of Congo |url=https://tass.com/emergencies/1082785 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220527050338/https://tass.com/emergencies/1082785 |archive-date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=[[TASS]] |location=[[Moscow]] |language=en}}}}{{refn|{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-72 EK-72903 Kole |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20191010-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220527035844/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20191010-0 |archive-date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}}}
* {{date2|12|December|2024}}{{thinsp|—}}An An-72 operated by the [[Russian Navy]] exploded at the [[Ostafyevo International Business Airport|Ostafyevo airfield]] in the Moscow region.  The explosion occurred from the detonation of the main power unit. The value of the destroyed aircraft was approximately US$4.5 million.<ref>[https://united24media.com/latest-news/russian-military-transport-aircraft-an-72-explodes-at-moscow-airfield-4594 Russian Military Transport Aircraft An-72 Explodes at Moscow Airfield], United24 Media, 20 December 2024.</ref>