Bagram - Kabul
Flight / Schedule
Bagram - Kabul
Aircraft
Lockheed C-130 HerculesRegistration
5X-TUC
MSN
4362
Year of Manufacture
1969
Date
October 12, 2010 at 07:50 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Kabul Kabul
Region
Asia • Afghanistan
Coordinates
34.4619°, 69.1197°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On October 12, 2010 at 07:50 PM, Bagram - Kabul experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by National Airlines - National Air Cargo, with the event recorded near Kabul Kabul.
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Bagram AFB on a short flight to Kabul, carrying 8 crew members and a load of various equipment on behalf of the NATO forces based in Pakistan. En route, while cruising by night, the aircraft impacted a rocky face located 30 km east of Kabul. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 8 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 5X-TUC, MSN 4362, year of manufacture 1969.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.4619°, 69.1197°.
Fatalities
Total
8
Crew
8
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The four engine aircraft departed Bagram AFB on a short flight to Kabul, carrying 8 crew members and a load of various equipment on behalf of the NATO forces based in Pakistan. En route, while cruising by night, the aircraft impacted a rocky face located 30 km east of Kabul. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 8 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 8
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Bagram - Kabul
Flight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Afghanistan
