Tashkent - Kabul

On October 27, 1984 at 12:00 AM, Tashkent - Kabul experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-76, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Kabul Kabul.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The four engine airplane was completing a flight from Tashkent, carrying 11 people and a load of 25 tons of various equipment. On approach, a surface-to-air missile (type Strela) struck the left wing between both engines n°1 and 2. Out of control, the aircraft descended to ground and crashed in a huge explosion about 20 km southeast of Kabul. All 11 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-86739, MSN 0834 12354, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.4619°, 69.1197°.