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Crash of an Ilyushin II-18 near Kabul: 40 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Kabul
Kabul
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
35
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
40
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed some 80 km east from Kabul. All 40 occupants were killed, among them Afghan and Soviet soldiers.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26RT near Kabul: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
22
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Kabul
Kabul
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft was hit by two surface-to-air missiles. The flaps were mistakenly deployed and the aircraft went out of control. Five occupants were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed, bursting into flames. The flight engineer who was unable to bail out was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two surface-to-air missiles.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Afghanistan: 26 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Afghanistan
All Afghanistan
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
Shut down over Afghanistan while completing a supply mission. All 26 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shut down.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 near Kandahar: 52 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1985 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
YA-BAM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kandahar - Farah
MSN:
57314106
YOM:
1975
Location:
Kandahar
Kandahar
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
47
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
52
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Kandahar Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 3,800 feet, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. Out of control, it crashed 18 km west of Kandahar Airport and was destroyed. None of the 52 occupants survived the crash.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile shortly after takeoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Kandahar: 14 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Kandahar
Kandahar
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight, carrying six crew members and a load of ammunition. On approach to Kandahar Airport, the aircraft was hit by small-arms fire. The crew was able to continue the approach and after landing, the aircraft veered off runway, collided with obstacles and caught fire. All six crew members managed to escape while 14 soldiers who tried to extinguish the fire (not knowing of the nature of the cargo) were killed when the ammunition exploded.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Kandahar: 14 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kandahar – Shindand
Location:
Kandahar
Kandahar
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Kandahar Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed 22 km from the airfield, bursting into flames. All 14 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-30B at Bagram AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-30
Operator:
Registration:
05 red
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kabul - Kabul
MSN:
07 05
Location:
Bagram AFB
Parwan
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On return to Kabul from a reconnaissance mission south of the Panjshir Valley when the left engine was hit by a "Strela" shoulder-fired SAM 25 km north of Kabul and caught fire. Four of the six crew members were able to bail out and both pilots tried to land the burning aircraft at Bagram AFB. A first approach was abandoned, and during the second attempt to land, an aileron linkage was destroyed by fire and the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames, killing both pilots.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26RT in Jabal-os-Sarāj: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
05
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Jabal-os-Sarāj
Parwan
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
While descending to Bagram AFB, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located near Jabal-os-Sarāj, about 20 km north of the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot-in-command adopted an excessive rate of descent at an excessive speed, causing the aircraft to partially disintegrate in the air due to aerodynamic forces that exceeded the design and certification of the aircraft.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Bamyan

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1985
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
YA-GAY
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kabul - Bamyan
MSN:
332
YOM:
1971
Location:
Bamyan
Bamyan
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Bamyan Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all 20 occupants escaped uninjured.
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