aircraft had been leased from Gomelavia. 2000s 15 November 2000 An ASA Pesada An-24RV (D2-FCG) crashed shortly after takeoff from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola, due to loss of control, killing all 57 on board. 1 December 2000 An An-24 was hijacked by two people who demanded to be flown to western Congo. One hijacker was killed by a DR Congo rebel after he attempted to enter the cockpit. The second hijacker fired several rounds before being subdued, but none of the other 15 on board were injured. The surviving hijacker was held for questioning; lax security at Goma Airport was blamed for the incident. 4 April 2001 A Sudanese Air Force An-24 crashed on take-off in Adaril near Malakal. October 2001 Three Ariana Afghan Airlines An-24s (YA-DAH, YA-DAJ and YA-DAG) were destroyed on the ground at Kabul, Afghanistan during a U.S. bombing raid. 13 July 2002 A Sakha Avia An-24RV (RA-46670) landed wheels-up at Yakutsk Airport during a training flight due to crew error; all four crew survived, but the aircraft was written off. 31 March 2003 A Cubana An-24 (CU-T1294) was hijacked by a man who was believed to have had two grenades. The aircraft then flew to Havana for refueling; after 26 passengers were released, the aircraft flew to Key West, Florida. 25 April 2003 A Sudanese Air Force An-24 (tail number 700) was destroyed on the ground at El Fasher Airport during a Sudan Liberation Army rebel attack. 14 June 2003 A Cubana An-24RV (CU-T1295) ran off the runway at Rafael Cabrera Airport due to hydraulic system failure; all 52 passengers and crew on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. 16 September 2004 A Kam Air An-24RV (EW-74808) overran the runway at Khwaja Rawash Airport after returning to the airport following engine failure. 4 March 2005 A Trans Air Congo An-24B (EY-46399) ran off the runway at Impfondo Airport. 16 March 2005 Regional Airlines Flight 9288, an An-24RV (RA-46438), stalled and crashed into a small hill near Varandey, Russia due to possible instrument failure, killing 28 of 52 on board. The aircraft was on lease from Kuzbass Aero Freight. 2 June 2005 Marsland Aviation Flight 430, an An-24B (ST-WAL), crashed on takeoff from Khartoum Civil Airport, killing seven of 42 on board. The aircraft was on lease from al-Majal Company. 16 July 2005 An Equatorial Express Airlines An-24B crashed into a jungle near