Antonov An-28

Development

The An-28 is similar to the An-14 in many aspects, including its wing structure and twin rudders, but features an expanded fuselage and turboprop engines, in place of the An-14's piston engines. The An-28 first flew as a modified An-14 in 1969. The next preproduction model did not fly until 1975. In passenger carrying configuration, accommodation was provided for up to 15 people, in addition to the two-man crew. Production was transferred to PZL-Mielec in 1978. The first Polish-built aircraft did not fly until 1984. The An-28 finally received its Soviet type certificate in 1986.

Variants

;An-14A :The original Antonov designation for an enlarged, twin-turboprop version of the An-14. ;An-14M :Prototype. ;An-28 :Twin-engined short-range utility transport aircraft, three built. ;An-28RM Bryza 1RM :Search and rescue, air ambulance aircraft. ;An-28TD Bryza 1TD :Transport version. ;An-28PT :Variant made in Poland with Pratt & Whitney PT6 engines first flown 22 July 1993.

Operators

Civil operators

Major operators of the 16 Antonov An-28 aircraft remaining in airline service include: ;

• Skiva Air (2) ;
• Vostok Airlines (3)
• SiLA (3) ;
• Tajik Air (2)

Former civilian operators

;

• Air Livonia
• Enimex ; Kazakhstan
• Avluga-Trans (11) ;
• Kyrgyzstan Airlines (5) ;
• Tepavia Trans (4) ;
• Blue Wing Airlines (formerly operated five with three lost in crashes on 3 April 2008, 15 October 2009, and 15 May 2010)

Military operators

;

• Georgian Air Force – two as of December 2016. ; Tanzania
• Tanzania Air Force Command – one as of December 2016.

Former military operators

;

• Djibouti Air Force two retired. ;
• Peruvian Army two in storage

Former operators

;

• Aeroflot
• Soviet Air Force

Notable accidents and incidents

;19 October 1992 :Aeroflot Flight 302 stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff from Ust-Nem, Russia following a loss of control due to engine failure, killing 15 of 16 on board. ;29 December 1999 :Ecuato Guineana (3C-JJI) An-28 crashed into the Black Sea off İnebolu, killing all six people on board. ;23 November 2001 :ELK Airways Flight 1007, an An-28 ES-NOV operated by Enimex, struck trees and crashed about 1.5 km from the airport while attempting to land in bad weather at Kärdla Airport, Estonia. Of the 14 passengers and 3 crew on board, 2 passengers were killed. ;29 August 2002 :Vostok Aviation Company Flight 359 struck a mountain slope near Ayan, Russia after the pilot descended too soon during the approach to Ayan, killing all 16 on board. ;3 August 2006 :A TRACEP-Congo Aviation An-28 (9Q-COM) struck a mountainside in low cloud while descending for Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 17 on board. ;3 April 2008 :A Blue Wing Airlines An-28 crashed upon landing near Benzdorp in Suriname. All 19 on board were killed. ;15 October 2009 :A Blue Wing Airlines An-28 overran the runway on landing at Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip, Suriname and hit an obstacle. The aircraft was substantially damaged and four people were injured, one seriously. ;15 May 2010 : A Blue Wing Airlines An-28 crashed over the upper Marowijne district approximately 3 mi north-east of Poketi, Suriname. The two pilots and six passengers died. ;30 January 2012 :A TRACEP-Congo Aviation An-28 crashed while on a domestic cargo flight from Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport to Namoya Airstrip, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing three of the five crew. ;12 September 2012 :Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashed while on a domestic flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana Airport, killing ten of 14 people. ;16 July 2021 :SiLA Airlines Flight 42 force-landed and crashed upside-down in the Bakcharsky District, Tomsk Oblast, Russia after both engines failed due to icing; all 18 on board survived. ;27 February 2022 :An An-28 was damaged by Russian artillery during the attack on Hostomel.

Specifications (An-28)

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• 17 passengers or
• 1750 kg |max takeoff weight kg=6500 |max takeoff weight note= Powerplant --

Performance

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• Landing run from 15 m (50 ft): 315 m

References

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