Kabul - Kabul
Flight / Schedule
Kabul - Kabul
Aircraft
Antonov AN-30Registration
05 red
MSN
07 05
Date
March 11, 1985 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Bagram AFB Parwan
Region
Asia • Afghanistan
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On March 11, 1985 at 12:00 AM, Kabul - Kabul experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-30, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Bagram AFB Parwan.
The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. On return to Kabul from a reconnaissance mission south of the Panjshir Valley when the left engine was hit by a "Strela" shoulder-fired SAM 25 km north of Kabul and caught fire. Four of the six crew members were able to bail out and both pilots tried to land the burning aircraft at Bagram AFB. A first approach was abandoned, and during the second attempt to land, an aileron linkage was destroyed by fire and the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames, killing both pilots.
Aircraft reference details include registration 05 red, MSN 07 05.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
On return to Kabul from a reconnaissance mission south of the Panjshir Valley when the left engine was hit by a "Strela" shoulder-fired SAM 25 km north of Kabul and caught fire. Four of the six crew members were able to bail out and both pilots tried to land the burning aircraft at Bagram AFB. A first approach was abandoned, and during the second attempt to land, an aileron linkage was destroyed by fire and the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames, killing both pilots.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
4
Fatality Rate
33.3%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Kabul - Kabul
Flight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • Afghanistan
Aircraft Details
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