# NTSB DCA18WA107: Antonov AN148, Argunovo, Russia, February 11, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 11, 2018
- Place: Argunovo, Russia
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 71 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96899/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA107

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ANTONOV AN-148 airplane that occurred on February 11, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the MAK investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the avionics. All investigative information will be released by the MAK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: RA-61704 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ANTONOV AN148 (100B)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: None

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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