The technical stop performed at Prague L420 of Air Express Algeria (ZS-OUE, c/n 012735A) on 25.11. This aircraft was on the way from the homebase at Hassi Messaoud via Pula to Prague Kbely for technical maintenance. Mentioned aircraft is owned by company Aircraft Systems from Bethlehem, which leased their aircrafts to various african operators. Air Express Algeria is the only operator of L420 in the world (plus ZS-OSE). It use two L410 as well (ZS-OOF, OXR).
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L410UVP-E19A of Trade Air (9A-BTA) crashed and broke up soon after takeoff from Bergamo airport yesterday evening. This c/n 912538 ex Bemoair OK-WDO aircraft performed night cargo flight for DHL to Zagreb. Weather at the time of accident was poor with a visibility of 200-300 metres due to fog.
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Farnair Europe Hungary phased out its remaining L-410UVPs HA-LAC, HA-LAE, HA-LAD and HA-LAS. Three of these L410s will join the fleet of ABC Air Hungary and one will be sold to Bulgaria to Scorpion Air or Air Max. ABC Air Hungary will be the largest L-410 operator in Hungary with HA-LAV, HA-LAZ, HA-LAC, HA-LAS and one of HA-LAD or HA-LAE in its fleet. ABC is first L410 returned to Bulgaria earlier, HA-LAY registration was cancelled. The future of HA-YFC and HA-LAQ is not known.
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Sadly news from Peru about L-410UVP reg. EP-830 (c/n 790204 ?) of Peruvian Army. The aircraft crashed out of control near a fractionation plant. Reportedly the captain was simulating a failure of the nr.1 engine. 13 soldiers were killed.
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L-410UVP-E, registered as HK-4146 (c/n 902426) of West Caribbean Airways crashed at the island of Providencia, in the Caribbean. 8 people from 14 on board died, including both cockpit crew.
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L-410UVP-E4 reg. HA-LAR (c/n 871923) of Farnair Europe crashed shortly before landing near Iasi airport in Romania. The aircraft was on regular mail flight from Bucharest to Budapest. L410 crashed during second attempt to land, because of heavy snowing. Both pilots were killed.
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L-410UVP-E3 reg. 3D-DEN (c/n 892325) departed from Bratislava to Djerba on 19.12.04. Aircraft was operated by Skive Paraclub before and was stored for a long time at Skive airport.
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L-410UVP-E20 reg. 5H-PAC (c/n 922711) of Precisionair crashed during training flights at Kilimanjaro on 17th November 2004. Nobody of two pilots on board was injured but aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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We received identity of two L-410UVP's with additional fuel tanks under the wings from L-29 Delfin aircraft finally. Both aircrafts flying at Mali and came from Russia - Sasovo Flying School, where both of them were stored for a long time. Reg. 3X-GDK (c/n 800419) is ex RA-67153 and 3X-GDL (c/n 800420) ex RA-67154. How the aircraft came to Africa and where the conversion was made, still remains as mystery...
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Slovak Air Force received new L-410UVP-E - c/n 902421, with registration 2421. This aircraft flew for Aeroflot (RA-67628), later was leased to Daallo Airlines and then stored in hangar at Trencin (Slovak Republic) since 2000.
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