The Antonov An-28 (NATO reporting name Cash) is a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft, developed from the Antonov An-14M. It was the winner of a competition against the Beriev Be-30, for use by Aeroflot as a short-range airliner. It first flew in 1969. A total of 191 were built and 16 remain in airline service as at August 2015. After a short pre-production series built by Antonov, it was licence-built in Poland by PZL-Mielec. In 1993, PZL-Mielec developed its own improved variant, the PZL M28 Skytruck.

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

Civilian operators

thumb|An-28 on USSR postal stamp

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

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  • Skiva Air (2)

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  • Vostok Airlines (3)
  • SiLA (3)

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  • Tajik Air (2)

Former civilian operators

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  • Air Livonia
  • Enimex

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  • Avluga-Trans (11)

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  • Kyrgyzstan Airlines (5)

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  • Tepavia Trans (4)

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  • Blue Wing Airlines (formerly operated five with three lost in crashes on 3 April 2008, 15 October 2009, and 15 May 2010)

Military operators

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  • Georgian Air Force – two as of December 2016.

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

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Former military operators

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  • Djibouti Air Force two retired.

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  • Peruvian Army two in storage

Former operators

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  • 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 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)

thumb|Comparison of the An-14 and the An-28

See also

References

  • List of all PZL M28 aircraft used by Polish Air Force
  • An-28/M28/M28B production list