Kandahar – Lashkar Gah
Flight / Schedule
Kandahar – Lashkar Gah
Aircraft
Antonov AN-32Registration
ZS-PDV
MSN
30 03
Year of Manufacture
1992
Operator
Air Million CargoDate
April 24, 2006 at 11:45 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Government
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Lashkar Gah Helmand
Region
Asia • Afghanistan
Coordinates
31.5831°, 64.3601°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 24, 2006 at 11:45 AM, Kandahar – Lashkar Gah experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Air Million Cargo, with the event recorded near Lashkar Gah Helmand.
The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
16 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 31.3%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 3.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was dispatched in Afghanistan on behalf of the US Department of State, carrying members of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Following an uneventful flight from Kandahar, the crew landed at Lashkar Gah Airport. After touchdown, a truck crossed the active runway so the pilot-in-command initiated a turn to avoid the collision. Doing so, the aircraft veered off runway and collided with nearby houses. Both pilots as well as three people on the ground were killed. All other occupants were injured, some seriously.
Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-PDV, MSN 30 03, year of manufacture 1992.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.5831°, 64.3601°.
Fatalities
Total
5
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
3
Crash Summary
The aircraft was dispatched in Afghanistan on behalf of the US Department of State, carrying members of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Following an uneventful flight from Kandahar, the crew landed at Lashkar Gah Airport. After touchdown, a truck crossed the active runway so the pilot-in-command initiated a turn to avoid the collision. Doing so, the aircraft veered off runway and collided with nearby houses. Both pilots as well as three people on the ground were killed. All other occupants were injured, some seriously.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
12
Estimated Survivors
11
Fatality Rate
31.3%
Known people on board: 16
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Kandahar – Lashkar Gah
Operator
Air Million CargoFlight Type
Government
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • Afghanistan
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