Antonov An-26 accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 114 accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-26, accounting for 1,222 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
114
Recorded accidents
1,222
Fatalities in this listing
1976–2024
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-01-14 | Ethiopian Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Ethiopia | 73 |
| 1987-06-11 | Bakhtar Afghan Airlines · YA-BAL | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 53 |
| 1985-09-04 | Bakhtar Afghan Airlines · YA-BAM | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 52 |
| 1987-06-18 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-392 | Antonov An-26 | Peru | 50 |
| 2000-10-31 | ACA-Ancargo Air · D2-FDI | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 49 |
| 1991-02-22 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 47 |
| 1986-03-30 | Força Aérea Popular de Libertação de Moçambique · 042 | Antonov An-26 | Mozambique | 44 |
| 1989-07-23 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 42 |
| 2000-03-30 | Sri Lanka Air Force, lsf Avialinii AAR · UR-79170 | Antonov An-26 | Sri Lanka | 40 |
| 2018-03-06 | Russian Air Force · RF-92955/52 | Antonov An-26 | Syria | 39 |
| 1989-10-26 | Soviet Air Force · 09 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 37 |
| 1987-02-09 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 36 |
| 1983-05-06 | Soviet Air Force · 01 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 33 |
| 1993-04-23 | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines · BNMAU-14102 | Antonov An-26 | Mongolia | 32 |
| 2015-01-18 | Syrian Air Force · YK-AND | Antonov An-26 | Syria | 30 |
| 1977-07-14 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola · T-20. | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 30 |
| 1988-11-19 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-26 | Pakistan | 30 |
| 1988-04-27 | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria · T-237 | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 29 |
| 1988-04-10 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 29 |
| 1999-01-21 | Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua · 152 | Antonov An-26 | Nicaragua | 28 |
| 1988-12-10 | Ariana Afghan Airlines | Antonov An-26 | Pakistan | 25 |
| 2007-10-04 | Malift Air, lsf El Sam Airlift · 9Q-COS | Antonov An-26 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 21 |
| 2006-02-11 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 7799 | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 20 |
| 2003-11-29 | Force Aérienne Congolaise · 9T-TAD | Antonov An-26 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 20 |
| 2002-02-21 | Aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo Flota Rossii (Russian Navy) · 07 red | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 17 |
| 1982-12-23 | Aeroflot / Turkmenistan · CCCP-26627 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 16 |
| 1982-11-29 | TAAG Angola Airlines · D2-TAB | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 15 |
| 1987-09-13 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 15 |
| 1985-05-03 | Soviet Air Force · 101 red | Antonov An-26 | Ukraine | 15 |
| 2001-04-04 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 14 |
| 1987-08-13 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 12 |
| 2014-02-21 | Libyan Air Cargo · 5A-DOW | Antonov An-26 | Tunisia | 11 |
| 2012-11-21 | Yemen Air Force · 420 | Antonov An-26 | Yemen | 10 |
| 1989-07-19 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-26685 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 10 |
| 1987-03-06 | Aeroflot / Tajikistan · CCCP-26007 | Antonov An-26 | Kazakhstan | 9 |
| 1982-03-15 | Soviet Navy · 53 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 9 |
| 1991-08-15 | Soviet Air Force · 51 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 9 |
| 1987-02-19 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Ukraine | 9 |
| 1985-01-15 | People's Liberation Army - Air Force - PLAAF | Antonov An-26 | China | 9 |
| 2023-07-23 | Unknown flight | Antonov An-26? | Sudan | 9 |
| 2017-04-29 | Aerogaviota, opf Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria · CU-T1406 | Antonov An-26 | Cuba | 8 |
| 1987-10-22 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 8 |
| 1989-09-08 | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria · 14-22 | Antonov An-26 | Cuba | 7 |
| 1978-12-09 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-26547 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 7 |
| 1990-05-05 | Soviet Air Force · 52 Blue | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 7 |
| 1989-06-18 | Ariana Afghan Airlines · YA-BAK | Antonov An-26 | Iran | 6 |
| 2014-12-28 | AG Air · 4L-AFS | Antonov An-26 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 6 |
| 1995-01-16 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 6 |
| 1995-08-31 | Force Aérienne de la République du Mali · TZ-347 | Antonov An-26 | Greece | 6 |
| 1987-09-01 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 6 |
| 2016-04-30 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) | Antonov An-26 | Sudan | 5 |
| 1988-06-24 | Soviet Air Force · 29 | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 5 |
| 1989-03-10 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 5 |
| 1989-06-27 | People's Liberation Army - Air Force - PLAAF · 792 | Antonov An-26 | China | 5 |
| 1980-12-12 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 5 |
| 2008-04-08 | Vietnam People's Air Force · 265 | Antonov An-26 | Vietnam | 5 |
| 2021-11-02 | Optimum Aviation, opf Euro Airlines · TR-NGT | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 5 |
| 2022-02-24 | Ukraine Air Force · 59 blue | Antonov An-26 | Ukraine | 5 |
| 1984-07-03 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-377 | Antonov An-26 | Peru | 5 |
| 1990-03-23 | Cubana de Aviación · CU-T1436 | Antonov An-26 | Cuba | 4 |
| 2011-10-25 | Yemen Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Yemen | 4 |
| 1979-03-26 | Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-26569 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 4 |
| 1986-12-06 | Magyar Légierö - Hungarian Air Force · 210 | Antonov An-26 | Hungary | 4 |
| 2021-03-13 | Kazakhstan Border Guards · 02 white | Antonov An-26 | Kazakhstan | 4 |
| 2009-05-26 | Services Air · 9Q-CSA | Antonov An-26 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 3 |
| 1981-12-23 | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-26505 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 2 |
| 2014-07-14 | Ukraine Air Force · 19 blue | Antonov An-26 | Ukraine | 2 |
| 1991-09-26 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Ukraine | 1 |
| 2005-08-09 | Yemen Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Yemen | 1 |
| 1982-02-11 | Vietnam People's Air Force · 26264 | Antonov An-26 | Vietnam | 1 |
| 1994-07-13 | Russian Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 1 |
| 2017-05-30 | Russian Air Force · RF-36160 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 1 |
| 2002-02-27 | El Magal Aviation · ST-MGL | Antonov An-26 | Sudan | 0 |
| 2002-07-26 | Africa One · 9Q-CMC | Antonov An-26 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1994-01-01 | Força Aérea de Moçambique · 038 | Antonov An-26 | Mozambique | 0 |
| 1983-02-03 | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria · 14-28 | Antonov An-26 | Cuba | 0 |
| 2000-08-14 | Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro · 71385 | Antonov An-26 | Serbia | 0 |
| 1993-08-29 | Magnitogorsk Avia · RA-26549 | Antonov An-26 | Ukraine | 0 |
| 2018-10-03 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 7706 | Antonov An-26 | Sudan | 0 |
| 1987-03-30 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-26 | Pakistan | 0 |
| 1987-03-21 | Libyan Arab Repubic Air Force · 8213 | Antonov An-26 | Chad | 0 |
| 1997-01-25 | Kolyma-Avia · RA-26541 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 2023-04-21 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 7705 | Antonov An-26 | Sudan | 0 |
| 1988-05-05 | Soviet Air Force · CCCP-26151 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 1984-06-01 | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria · 14-27 | Antonov An-26 | Cuba | 0 |
| 2022-02-24 | Russian Air Force · RF-36074 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 1980-12-24 | China Air Force | Antonov An-26 | China | 0 |
| 1992-08-28 | Ariana Afghan Airlines · YA-BAN | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 0 |
| 1987-03-21 | Libyan Arab Repubic Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Chad | 0 |
| 2013-04-10 | South Airlines Co · EK26407 | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 0 |
| 2001-02-01 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola · T-224 | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 0 |
| 1995-12-06 | Federal Border Guard Aviation Command | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-04-12 | Aeroflot / Belarus · CCCP-26686 | Antonov An-26 | Belarus | 0 |
| 1999-05-12 | Avita Servicos Aéreos, lsf Volga Atlantic Airlines · D2-FBN | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 0 |
| 1997-01-01 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 7711 | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 0 |
| 1977-08-18 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-26536 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 1992-03-30 | Soviet Air Force · CCCP-26154 | Antonov An-26 | India | 0 |
| 1994-09-20 | Fortele Aeriene Române · 508 | Antonov An-26 | Romania | 0 |
| 1996-03-20 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 0 |
| 2024-03-19 | South Sudanese Air Force · AVIONS-401 | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 0 |
| 1976-05-23 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-26567 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 1993-01-01 | Força Aérea de Moçambique · 024 | Antonov An-26 | Mozambique | 0 |
| 1983-05-29 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola · T-202 | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 0 |
| 1996-03-11 | Farnas Aviation Services · ST-FAR | Antonov An-26 | Sudan | 0 |
| 1980-11-21 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 0 |
| 2020-04-05 | Libyan National Army · UP-AN601 | Antonov An-26 | Libya | 0 |
| 1994-11-06 | Kosmos i Transport - KiT · RA-88286 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 2007-10-31 | Libyan Air Cargo · 5A-DOZ | Antonov An-26 | Libya | 0 |
| 1999-02-04 | Air-Angol Sociedad Aeronautica, lsf Santa Cruz Imperial · EL-ANZ | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 0 |
| 2023-04-21 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 7777 | Antonov An-26 | Sudan | 0 |
| 1980-01-31 | Lao Aviation · RDPL-34037 | Antonov An-26 | Laos | 0 |
| 1980-06-14 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF · 235 | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 0 |
| 1993-01-01 | Aerogaviota · CU-T1240 | Antonov An-26 | Cuba | 0 |
| 1980-06-17 | Soviet Air Force · 229 | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 0 |