Vulkan AN26 near Sardinia on Sep 16th 2018, loss of communicaton prompts intercept

Last Update: September 17, 2018 / 21:31:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 16, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vulkan Air

Flight number
VKA-143

Departure
Tangier, Morocco

Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy

Aircraft Registration
UR-CQD

Aircraft Type
Antonov An-26

ICAO Type Designator
AN26

A Vulkan Air Antonov AN-26B, registration UR-CQD performing flight VKA-143 from Tangier (Morocco) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute at FL180 over the Mediterranean Sea nearing Alghero (Italy) when radio communication with the aircraft was lost. Italian Air Force scrambled two Eurofighter aircraft to intercept the AN-26, the fighter pilots established there was no emergency situation and accompanied the AN-26 to Rome until the AN-26 began its approach to Fiumicino Airport. The AN-26 completed the flight with a safe landing, the Eurofighters returned to their base without incident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 16, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vulkan Air

Flight number
VKA-143

Departure
Tangier, Morocco

Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy

Aircraft Registration
UR-CQD

Aircraft Type
Antonov An-26

ICAO Type Designator
AN26

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