Bagram - Kabul

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.

Flight / Schedule

Bagram - Kabul

Registration

5X-TUC

MSN

4362

Year of Manufacture

1969

Date

October 12, 2010 at 07:50 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Aircraft Details

Registration

5X-TUC

MSN

4362

Year of Manufacture

1969