Bagram - Farah
Flight / Schedule
Bagram - Farah
Aircraft
Casa 212 AviocarRegistration
N960BW
MSN
231
Year of Manufacture
1982
Operator
Presidential AirwaysDate
November 27, 2004 at 08:20 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Government
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Bamyan Bamyan
Region
Asia • Afghanistan
Coordinates
34.8064°, 67.8285°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On November 27, 2004 at 08:20 AM, Bagram - Farah experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Presidential Airways, with the event recorded near Bamyan Bamyan.
The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. On November 27, 2004, about 0820 Afghanistan time, a Construcciones Aeronauticas Sociedad Anonima C-212-CC (CASA 212) twin-engine, turboprop airplane, N960BW, registered to Aviation Worldwide Services, LLC, and operated by Presidential Airways, Inc., of Melbourne, Florida, collided with mountainous terrain in the vicinity of the Bamiyan Valley, near Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense (DoD) contract flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135, with a company flight plan filed. Daylight visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed. The captain, the first officer, and the mechanic-certificated passenger, who were U.S. civilians employed by the operator, and the three military passengers, who were active-duty U.S. Army soldiers, received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The flight departed Bagram Air Base (OAIX), Bagram, Afghanistan, about 0738.
Aircraft reference details include registration N960BW, MSN 231, year of manufacture 1982.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.8064°, 67.8285°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
3
Passengers
3
Other
0
Crash Summary
On November 27, 2004, about 0820 Afghanistan time, a Construcciones Aeronauticas Sociedad Anonima C-212-CC (CASA 212) twin-engine, turboprop airplane, N960BW, registered to Aviation Worldwide Services, LLC, and operated by Presidential Airways, Inc., of Melbourne, Florida, collided with mountainous terrain in the vicinity of the Bamiyan Valley, near Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense (DoD) contract flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135, with a company flight plan filed. Daylight visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed. The captain, the first officer, and the mechanic-certificated passenger, who were U.S. civilians employed by the operator, and the three military passengers, who were active-duty U.S. Army soldiers, received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The flight departed Bagram Air Base (OAIX), Bagram, Afghanistan, about 0738.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Bagram - Farah
Operator
Presidential AirwaysFlight Type
Government
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Afghanistan
