Kunduz – Kabul

On May 17, 2010 at 09:37 AM, Kunduz – Kabul experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by Pamir Airways, with the event recorded near Salang Pass Parwan.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

44 people were known to be on board, 44 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 38, passenger fatalities: 38, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Kunduz Airport at 0900LT on a flight to Kabul, carrying 38 passengers and six crew members, among them six foreigners. En route, while flying in marginal weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located south of the Salang Pass. The crew of an ISAF helicopter localized the wreckage 3 days later in a snow covered area at an altitude of 4,270 metres. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 44 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YA-PIS, MSN 2 73 079 03, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.3141°, 69.0372°.