Occurrence | |
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Date | 16 July 2022 |
Summary | Crashed, under investigation |
Site | 16 km (10 mi) west of Kavala International Airport, Kavala, Greece 40°58′N 24°12′E / 40.967°N 24.200°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-12BK |
Operator | Meridian |
ICAO flight No. | MEM3032 |
Call sign | MERIDIAN CHERRY 3032 |
Registration | UR-CIC |
Flight origin | Niš Constantine the Great Airport, Niš, Serbia |
1st stopover | Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan |
2nd stopover | King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
3rd stopover | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, India |
Destination | Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Occupants | 8 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 8 |
Survivors | 0 |
Meridian Flight 3032 was an Antonov An-12BK which crashed in July 2022 near Antiphilippi, Kavala, Greece while trying to make an emergency landing at Kavala International Airport.[1][2]
It was carrying 11.5 tonnes (11,500 kg; 25,000 lb) of munitions when it crashed, which continued exploding until the next day, hindering the inspection of the crash site.