An-74 runway excursion - Curt Lewis

Denne maskinen så jeg på Sola den 27. om morgenen da jeg skulle til Oslo. Både typen og fargen skilte seg kraftig ut. (Red.)

Accident: Cavok AN74 at Sao Tome on Jul 29th 2017, rejected takeoff due to flock of birds results in runway overrun

A Cavok Air Antonov AN-74TK-100, registration UR-CKC performing a flight from Sao Tome (Sao Tome and Principe) to an unknown destination with 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Sao Tome's runway 29 when the right hand engine (D36) ingested a number of birds prompting the crew to reject takeoff. The aircraft overran the end of the runway and went down a slope before coming to a stop on soft ground. Five crew members received injuries, the aircraft received substantial damage beyond repair. Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuri Lavrenyuk reported the flight was attempting takeoff when according to preliminary information the right hand engine received a bird strike, the takeoff was rejected, the aircraft went past the runway end. All crew members received injuries. Sao Tome's Civil Aviation Authority reported the aircraft rejected takeoff for some problem at about 11:00L (11:00Z) and suffered an accident. Five of the six people on board received injuries, one of them needed surgical treatment. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. An accident investigation commission has been formed. The occurrence aircraft had operated to Sao Tome on Jul 27th 2017 from Stavanger (Norway) via Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and Ghardaia (Algeria) and was presumably departing for the return flight.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4ac43a90&opt=0

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Status:	Preliminary
Date:	Saturday 29 July 2017
Time:	09:10
Type:	Antonov 74TK-100
Operator:	Cavok Air
Registration:	UR-CKC
C/n / msn:	36547095905
First flight:	1992
Engines:	2 Lotarev D-36
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Airplane damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	São Tomé Island Airport (TMS) (   Sao Tome and Principe)
Phase:	Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	São Tomé Island Airport (TMS/FPST), Sao Tome and Principe
Destination airport:	?

Narrative:
An Antonov 74TK-100 cargo plane was damaged beyond repair in an accident at São Tomé Island Airport (TMS), São Tomé and Príncipe.
According to a Ukrainian official, the aircraft suffered a bird strike to the no.2 engine on takeoff from runway 29 (2190 m long). The flight crew apparently aborted takeoff, but the aircraft failed to stop on the remaining runway. It went down an embankment and came to rest next to the perimeter fence. The forward fuselage broke just in front of the wings. The thrust reverser on the no.1 engine was stowed and on the no.2 engine the reverser was deployed.