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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox aircraft The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.<ref name = "Gordon An-24">Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. "Antonov's Turboprop Twins". Hinkley. Midland. 2003. Template:ISBN</ref> It is the third member of the Antonov An-24 family, coming after the An-24 and An-30, while preceding the An-32 and cancelled An-132. The An-26 was eventually license-produced in China as the Xi'an Y-7, which eventually evolved into the Xi'an MA60 airliner.

Development

While the An-24T tactical transport had proved successful in supporting Soviet troops in austere locations, its ventral loading hatch restricted the handling of cargo, and in particular vehicles, and made it less effective than hoped in parachuting men and supplies.<ref name="Gordon An-24p2741">Template:Harvnb</ref> As a result, interest in a version with a retractable cargo ramp increased, and the Antonov design bureau decided in 1966 to begin development on the new An-26 derivative, in advance of an official order. The cargo ramp was based on that design and allowed the cargo deck to be sealed and pressurised in flight. When loading cargo, it could either be lowered to allow vehicles to be driven in, or slid beneath the aircraft's fuselage, so that cargo could be loaded straight in off a truck bed. In March 1968, the OKB received official permission to begin development.<ref name="Gordon An-24p412">Template:Harvnb</ref> Particular attention was given to the military mission, and the majority of early An-26 production was delivered to the VTA (voyenno-transportnaya aviatsiya).<ref name = "Gordon An-24"/>

Using the majority of the An-24 airframe, it has high-set cantilevered wings, wing-mounted twin turboprops with a turbojet engine in the starboard nacelle for use as an auxiliary power unit and also for extra take-off thrust, plus long main undercarriage legs. The An-26 includes military equipment, such as tip-up paratroop canvas seats, an overhead traveling hoist, bulged observation windows and parachute static line attachment cables. It can be configured in 20-30 minutes from the troop transport or freight mission to the medical evacuation role with up to 24 stretchers fitted.<ref name="Taylor1974">Template:Cite book</ref>

The An-26 made its public debut at the 27th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget where the second prototype, CCCP-26184 (c/n00202), was shown in the static aircraft park.Template:Citation needed

The An-26 is also manufactured without a license agreement<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58"/> in China by the Xian Aircraft factory as the Y-14, later changed to be included in the Xi'an Y-7 series.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58"/>

Total production

Total Production<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969
1159 1 53 33 54 77 86 125 149 130 103 99 77 62 35 36 21 14 4

Operational history

The An-26 has a secondary bomber role with underwing bomb racks. The racks are attached to the fuselage in front of and behind the rear landing gear. In the bombing role it was extensively used by the Vietnam People's Air Force during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War and Sudanese Air Force during the Second Sudanese Civil War and the War in Darfur.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Russian Forces have also trained with the An-26 as a bomber.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1977, the Afghan Air Force received the An-26 aircraft and in 1986,<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> they had 36 of them which were used for airborne assaults conducted by the Afghan Army's commando and parachute battalions<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> and two military transport squadrons.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

One An-26 was involved in the Purulia Incident in 1995 in which arms were dropped in the Purulia district of West Bengal, India. The reason behind the drop is not disclosed to the public due to national security.<ref name="Gordon An-24p2741" />

Variants

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An-26 cargo cabin of Polar Airlines
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CAAC Antonov An-26 at China Aviation Museum, Beijing
An-26
"Curl-A" : Twin-engine tactical transport aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p47">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26-100
Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from An-26 aircraft at the Kyiv plant from 1999.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54"/>
An-26 Nel'mo
An arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft retrofitted with Nel'mo equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/>
An-26 Pogoda
("Weather") Another aircraft for weather control duties, similar to the An-26 Tsiklon, with a simplified equipment test lab.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/>
An-26 Polyot
("Flight") A single aircraft retrofitted for the purpose of research of unified air traffic control and monitoring system throughout the USSR, with a comprehensive navigation test lab including precision compasses and Doppler speed/shift sensors.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56"/>
An-26 Sfera
("Sphere") A single production aircraft built as a laboratory for atmospheric research.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/>
An-26 Shtabnoy
("Shtab" = "Headquarters") some An-26s delivered to the Soviet and DDR air forces for use as staff transports/mobile command posts.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p489"/>
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An-26 Vita
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("Life") A single mobile operating room, surgery and intensive care unit ('25 Blue', c/n5406), for the Ukrainian Air Force.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/>
An-26A
A one-off assault transport prototype with higher performance due to removal of some military equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p48">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26ASLK
(Avtomatizirovannaya sistema lyotnogo kontrolya – automated flight control and monitoring system) : A modern flight control and monitoring system equipped with automatic calibration and navigation systems. Recognizable by the distinctive pod low on the forward fuselage side.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/>
An-26B
A civil cargo version equipped with ramps which can be swung up against the cabin walls when not in use. It was also equipped with two ZMDB Progress (Ivchyenko) Al-24VT turboprop powerplants to deliver higher thrust.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52"/>
An-26B
The prototype An-26B retrofitted as a mobile civilian emergency hospital.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52"/>
An-26B Tsiklon
("Cyclone") A weather research/control and cloud-seeding aircraft for the Central Aerologic Laboratory. This aircraft was used for rain induction and protection using cloud-seeding chemicals dropped from slab-sided pods hung from pylons.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55"/>
An-26B-100
Convertible passenger/cargo aircraft modified from An-26B aircraft at the Kyiv plant from 1999.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54"/>
An-26BL
Alternative designation for the An-26L.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/>
An-26BRL
Alternative designation of the An-26RL Arctic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/>
An-26D
(Dal'niy – long-range) An extended range version with extra fuel in wing tanks and additional external tanks attached to the airframe of the fuselage. One aircraft ('21 Yellow', c/n 13806) was retrofitted and delivered, but no further orders were forthcoming.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p534">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26K Kaira
("Great Auk") A single An-26 aircraft converted to a Kaira test airframe for the development of airborne Laser guided systems.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56"/>
An-26K Kaplya
("Drop" [of liquid]) After completion of the laser designator trials the An-26K Kaira was retrofitted to search or optically guided weapons as the navigation systems. During a night test flight at low level, in March 1989, the An-26K Kaplya suffered a massive bird strike, which consequently destroyed the windshield and injured the pilot, who involuntarily downed the aircraft into the Azov Sea.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p56">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26KPA
(Kontrol'no-Poverochnaya Apparatura – Testing and calibration equipment) : A navigation aids inspecting aircraft with comprehensive navigation equipment and calibration equipment.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p523">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26L
A single An-26, (14 Orange, c/n 00607), used at Sperenberg Airfield near Berlin, for airfield and NAVAID calibration.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53"/>
An-26LL-PLO
(Letayuschaya Laboratoriya – Protivolodochnoy Oborony – ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) testbed) : A single An-26A aircraft, (c/n 0901), retrofitted and modified to accommodate range of sophisticated laboratory for surveillance systems, detecting and tracking stealthy nuclear submarines.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p55">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26LP
Firefighting version. At least 9 converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p52">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26M Spasatel
("Rescuer") Flying hospital with an emergency surgery facility. Two converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p501">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26P
(Protivopozharnyy – firefighting) : Aircraft fire-bomber, retrofitted with water tanks in pods on either side of the lower fuselage, which could be substituted for dispensers for silver iodide flares for rainmaking. At least 5 converted.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p512">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26P Prozhektor
("Projector" or "Searchlight") A single conversion of an An-26 as a guided missile system airframe.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p556">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26REP
(Rahdioelektronnoye protivodeystviye – ECM (Electronic Counter-Measures) ) : Electronic countermeasures aircraft fitted with active jammers in cylindrical pods on either side of the lower fuselage sides, as well as chaff and I/R flares for self-defense. One built but did not enter service.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p50">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26RL
(Razvedchik Ledovyy – An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring) : An arctic surveillance, reconnaissance and monitoring aircraft used to monitor the icebergs and ice formations at arctic circle fitted with SLAR (Sideways Looking Airborne Radar) in long pods on either side of the lower fuselage, extra fuel in a cargo hold fuel tank, provision for surveyors and radar operators.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p53">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26RR
Alternative unit designation of the An-26RT ELINT(ELectronic INTelligence) aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/>
An-26RT
"Curl-B": (First use of the designation) A basic designation for a series of ELINT aircraft fitted with a wide range of electromagnetic surveillance equipment. At least one aircraft, (tactical code '152'), retrofitted with the Tarahn (Ramming Attack) ELINT suite for use in Afghanistan.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/>
An-26RT
(Retranslyator – Interpreter - Translator): (Substitute of designation) Battlefield communications relay aircraft, fitted with powerful Inzheer (Fig) radio relay system, for connecting forward units to headquarters units. 42 built.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p490">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26RTR
Alternative unit designation of the An-26RT ELINT aircraft.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49"/>
An-26S
(Salon – [VIP] Lounge) : A new VIP Lounge aircraft for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense delivered about 1997.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p54">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26Sh
(Shturmanskiy – Navigator) : Navigator trainer for the VVS, 36 built at Kyiv.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p49">Template:Harvnb</ref>

Non-USSR /-Ukrainian versions

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DDR An-26SM "369", later German Air Force "52+09", at the Museum Berlin-Gatow.
An-26SM
One aircraft modified as an ELINT aircraft for the East German Air Force.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p57">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26M
One aircraft modified for NAVAID calibration and flight monitoring for the East German Air Force and transferred to the post-unification German Air Force.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p578">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26ST
East German designation for An-26s used as staff transports.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p489">Template:Harvnb</ref>
An-26T
Unofficial East German designation for An-26s operated by Transportfliegerstaffel 24 (transport squadron 24).<ref name = "Gordon An-24p48"/>
An-26Z-1
Czechoslovak ELINT conversion of one aircraft for ELINT duties.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p567">Template:Harvnb</ref>
Xian Y-7H
Military transport version. Chinese production version.<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58"/>
Xian Y-14
Initial designation of the An-26 copy, later changed to 'Y-7H' (Hao – cargo).<ref name = "Gordon An-24p58">Template:Harvnb</ref>

Operators

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Military operators

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Map with military An-26 operators in blue, and former military An-26 operators in red
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Chadian Air Force Antonov An-26 in 2009
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Russian An-26 intercepted by a British Typhoon over the Baltics in July 2015
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Ukrainian An-26B in Portugal
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A Libyan An-26 in 2009
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Russian Air Force Antonov An-26
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Romanian Air Force Antonov An-26 at RAF Fairford in July 2023
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Former military operators

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An-26 of the Czech Air Force
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Hungarian Air Force Antonov An-26 departs RIAT at RAF Fairford, England
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An-26 of the Lithuanian Air Force (now retired)
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A Peruvian An-26
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An-26 of the Polish Air Force (Operated before 2009, now retired)
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  • Polish Air Force – 12 operated from 1972 to January 2009; retired<ref>Template:In lang D. Sałata, K. Sałata, A. Wrona, Pożegnanie Ana-26 (Goodbye to An-26), "Skrzydlata Polska" Nr. 2/2009, p.28</ref>
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Slovak Air Force An-26 at Farnborough Airshow, 2008
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Vietnam People's Air Force Antonov An-26

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Civil operators

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UTair Cargo An-26 at Pulkovo Airport
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Polar Airlines An-26-100 at Yakutsk Airport
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RAF-Avia An-26B at Birmingham Airport
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  • Servicio Aéreo del Vaupés SELVA (three)
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AN-26 operators within Aeroflot and post break-up Commonwealth of Independent States (data from<ref name = "Gordon An-24p102">Template:Harvnb</ref>)
UGA – (Upravleniye Grazhdanskoy Aviatsii – Civil Aviation Directorate) OAO – (Otdel'nyy Aviaotryad – independent flight detachment) LO – (Lyvotnyy Otryad – flight squad) / Aviaeskadril'ya – squadrons) Home Base CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Airline)
Azerbaijan Baku 360th / 1st & 3rd squadrons Baku-Bina AZAL (no An-26s)
Belarusian Gomel' 105th / 2nd squadron Gomel' Gomel'avia
1st Minsk 353rd / 2nd Squadron Minsk-Loshitsa (Minsk-1) Belavia;Minsk-Avia
Central Regions Bykovo 61st / 4th Squadron Moscow-Bykovo Bykovo Avia
Kursk Kursk Kurskavia
Tula 294th Tula Tula Air Enterprise
East Siberian Chita 136th / 1st Squadron Chita Chita Avia
Irkutsk 134th Irkutsk-1 Baikal Airlines
Far Eastern 1st Khabarovsk 289th Khabarovsk Dalavia Far East Airlines Khabarovsk
Kamchatka CAPA / Petropavlovsk Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
Sakhalin CAPA / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk UAD 147th Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk / Khomutvo Sakhalinskiye Aviatrassy
Komi Pechora Pechora Komiavia;Komiinteravia
Krasnoyarsk Igarka 251st Igarka
2nd Krasnoyarsk 126th Krasnoyarsk-Severnyy Kras Air
Khatanga 221st / 2nd Squadron Khatanga
Leningrad 2nd Leningrad 70th / 2nd Squadron Leningrad-Rzhevka Rzhevka Air Enterprise
Pskov 320th / 2nd Squadron Pskov Pskov Avia
Lithuanian Vilnius 277th Vilnius Lithuanian Airlines*
Magadan Anadyr' 150th / 2nd Squadron Anadyr'-Ugol'nyy Chukotavia
1st Magadan 185th Magadan-Sokol Kolyma-Avia
Seymchan Seymchan NW Aerial Forestry Protection Base
Moldavian Kishinyov 407th Kishinyov Air Moldova
North Caucasian Krasnodar 241st Krasnodar ALK Kuban Airlines
1st Krasnodar 406th Krasnodar
Tajik Leninabad 292nd / 2nd Squadron Leninabad
Training Establishments Directorate KVLUGA (Kirovograd Civil Aviation Higher Flying School) Kirovograd Ukraine State Flight Academy
Turkmen Krasnovodsk 360th Krasnovodsk Turkmenistan Airlines/Khazar
Tyumen' Salekhard 234th / 5th Squadron Salekhard
2ndTyumen' 357th Tyumen'-Roschchino Tyumen'AviaTrans (UTair)
Ukrainian Dnipropetrovsk 327th Dnipropetrovsk-Volos'kie Dniproavia
Kirovograd Kirovograd-Khmelyovoye Air URGA
Simferopol 84th Simferopol Aviakompaniya Krym / Crimea AL
Urals Izhevsk Izhevsk Izhavia
Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk Air Enterprise
1st Perm' Perm'-Bolshoye Savino Perm Airlines
1st Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk-Kol'tsovo Ural Airlines [Yekaterinburg]
Volga Penza 396th Penza Penza Air Enterprise
Saransk Saransk Saransk Air Enterprise
West Siberian Barnaul 341st Barnaul Barnaul Air Enterprise
Kemerovo 196th Kemerovo
Novokuznetsk 184th Novokuznetsk Aerokuznetsk
Omsk 365th Omsk Omsk-Avia
Tolmachevo 448th Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Sibir'
Tomsk 119th Tomsk Tomsk Avia
Yakutian Kolyma-Indigirka Cherskiy?
Mirnyy 190th Mirnyy Almazy Rossii – Sakha (Alrosa)
Yakutsk 139th / 3rd Squadron Yakutsk
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Accidents and incidents

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Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26-100 crash-landed in 1997 at the airstrip of Gogrial. The plane was hit by SPLA-fire and had to make an emergency landing.

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1980s

1990s

  • 1990s: Soviet Air Force An-26 01 red burned out on the ground at Orenburg Air Base following an APU fire.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • mid 1990s: Russian Air Force An-26 RA-47415 force-landed at Belgorod Airport and was withdrawn from use and cancelled from the Russian register in 2001. Although the aircraft was planned to become a cinema for the "Rolan Bykov Fund" in Belgorod, this was abandoned in 2004 because some of the radioactive sensors had not been removed.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 23 March 1990: Cubana de Aviacion Flight 7406, an An-26 (CU-T1436), overran the runway at Antonio Maceo Airport following an aborted takeoff, killing four of 46 on board.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 5 May 1990: a Soviet Air Forces An-26 crashed near Sparfayev island while on a flight from Magadan, killing all seven people on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 22 February 1991: a National Air Force of Angola An-26 was shot down near Cazombo Airport, killing all 47 people on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 15 August 1991: due to an air traffic controller's mistaken direction a Soviet Air Forces An-26 hit a mountain after take-off from Burevestnik Airport, killing all nine people on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 27 February 1992: German Air Force An-26 "52+10" crashed after a hard landing. None of the crew members was injured.
  • 8 April 1992: Yasir Arafat's An-26 crashed during a sandstorm. Of the 13 on board, both pilots and an engineer were killed.
  • 23 April 1993: A MIAT Mongolian Airlines An-26 (BNMAU-14102) struck the side of Marz Mountain, Zavkhan Province, Mongolia while descending for Ölgii, killing all 32 on board.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 17 June 1993: A Tajikistan Airlines An-26 (26035) stalled, spun down and crashed into a hillside 22 mi north of Tbilisi, Georgia, after encountering severe turbulence, killing all 33 on board.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 26 December 1993: A Kuban Airlines An-26 (RA-26141) operating as Flight 5719 stalled and crashed upside down while landing at Leninakan Airport due to overloading, killing 35 of 36 on board.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 13 July 1994: A Russian Air Force An-26 was stolen from Kubinka AFB by an engineer planning to commit suicide. He circled Lyakhovo at 300–2000 feet until the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed, killing him.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 31 July 1994: An Air Ukraine An-26B (UR-26207), operating on behalf of the UN, was reportedly shot down and crashed near Saborsko, Croatia, killing all 7 people on board.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 16 January 1995: An Angolan Air Force An-26 was downed by rebel forces in the north of the country, killing all six occupants.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 16 March 1995: A Central Region Airlines An-26B (RA-26084) struck a hill and crashed near Ossora Airport while on approach due to crew errors, killing nine of 10 on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 31 August 1995: a Malian Air Force An-26 (TZ-347) flew into a mountain near Thessaloniki Airport in bad weather, killing all six people on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 17 December 1995: Terrorist Kim Davy alias Niels Holck from Denmark dropped several tonnes of lethal weapons, ammunition, explosives and triggers by An-26 in Purulia district of West Bengal State of India. The plane was forced to land in Bombay, where his accomplices were arrested.<ref>Purulia arms drop case</ref>
  • 1997: Sudan Air Force An-26 7711 force-landed at Gogrial Airport after it was struck by SPLA ground fire.
  • 2 September 1998: A Permtransavia An-26 (RA-20628) operating for Prestavia, crashed near Malanje Airport, Angola, after the pilot reported an engine fire, killing all 24 on board; the wreckage was found in 2003. Some reports stated that the aircraft was shot down by UNITA forces.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 21 January 1999: Nicaraguan Air Force An-26 152 crashed after getting too low on approach and striking a tree near Bluefields Airport, killing all 28 people on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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2010s

  • 18 March 2010: An Exin An-26B (SP-FDO) made an emergency landing on the Lake Ülemiste, close to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. None of the six crew members was injured. Initial reports indicated failure of one of the turboprop power plants.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 25 August 2010: An Exin An-26B (SP-FDP) rejected takeoff from Tallinn's runway 08 at high speed when the gear collapsed or retracted during the takeoff roll. The airplane skidded to a stop on its belly, no injuries occurred.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 6 June 2011: Solenta Aviation Flight 122A, an An-26 (TR-LII), crashed in the sea near Libreville, Gabon, during an attempted go-around following hydraulic problems. Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured. The aircraft was operating on behalf of DHL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 24 November 2011: A Yemeni Air Force An-26 crashed outside Sanaa due to technical problems. 15 crew members and passengers died.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
  • 21 November 2012: a Yemeni Air Force An-26 crashed close to Sanaa International Airport, killing all 10 people on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 19 August 2012: An Alfa Airlines An-26-100 (ST-ARL) struck a mountain during its second approach to the Talodi airfield in South Kordofan, Sudan. All 26 passengers on board and six crew members died.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • 17 December 2012: A Amazon Sky An-2, OB-1887-P crashed in mountains terrain caused icing, killing all 4 on board.
  • 21 February 2014: A Libyan Air Cargo An-26 (5A-DOW), operating an ambulance flight, crashed in a farm near Grombalia, 60 km short of Tunis-Carthage Airport, after one of its engines caught fire. The accident resulted in the death of all its 11 occupants: six crew members, two doctors and three patients.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 14 July 2014: Ukraine Air Force An-26 19 blue flying at Template:Convert was shot down and crashed near Izvaryne, Ukraine, killing two of six on board.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (confirmed to be shot using Buk missile system).<ref>"Today the self-defense destroyed An-26 airplane using SAM "9К37М1" (better known as 'Buk')", Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. officials would later say evidence suggested the aircraft had been fired on from inside Russian territory<ref name="BakerNYT">Peter Baker (18 July 2014), U.S. Sees Evidence of Russian Links to Jet's Downing Template:Webarchive The New York Times</ref>
  • 18 January 2015: Syrian Air Force An-26 YK-AND crashed while attempting to land at the besieged Abu al-Duhur military airport in Idlib Governorate, Syria, killing all 30 on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 9 March 2016: A True Aviation An-26B (S2-AGZ) crashed into the Bay of Bengal near Cox's Bazar while attempting to return to Cox's Bazar Airport following an engine failure, killing three of four on board.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 30 April 2016: A Sudan Air Force An-26 crashed during a landing attempt at Al-Ubayyid. All five crew members died.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 20 March 2017: A South Supreme Airlines An-26B (S9-TLZ) was destroyed by fire at Wau Airport, South Sudan, after crashing into a fire truck during landing; 37 of the 45 on board the aircraft were injured.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 29 April 2017: Aerogaviota Flight FAR1436, an An-26 (CU-T1406), crashed in the Loma de la Pimienta Mountains near Las Terrazas, Cuba, killing all eight on board. The aircraft was operating on behalf of the Cuban Air Force.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • 30 May 2017: Russian Aerospace Forces An-26 RF-36160 crashed at Balashov Airfield during a training flight after descending too soon, killing one of six on board.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
  • 28 August 2017: A Coco Aviation An-26B (EK-26006) overran the runway at Maban Airstrip and was destroyed by the consequent fire. The crew survived.<ref name=Maban>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 14 October 2017: A Valan Air An-26 (ER-AVB) chartered by the French Military crashed shortly before landing at Abidjan, the Ivory Coast capital. Four people were killed and six were injured.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
  • 6 March 2018: Russian Aerospace Forces An-26 RF-92955 crashed at Khmeimim Air Base. All 33 passengers and six crew died in the incident.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 20 December 2018: A Gomair An-26 (9S-AGB) crashed 19 nautical miles short of Kinshasa with 7 or 8 people on board. The aircraft was found more than 24 hours later by a local. The aircraft was carrying election materials on behalf of the Central Electoral National Independent Commission (CENI).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 24 December 2018: Congolese Air Force An-26 9T-TAB crashed as it overshot the runway at Beni Airport in North Kivu province. The aircraft was reportedly transporting troops, and the crash resulted in 38 people being taken to hospital.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2020s

Aircraft on display

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An-26 "52+09" at Berlin-Gatow
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Former Lithuanian Air Force An-26B in early 1990s paintscheme, Kaunas Aleksotas (EYKS) airfield

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