ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327244
| Date: | Monday 11 March 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-30B |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | 05 red |
| MSN: | 0705 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24VT |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | 25 km N of Kabul Airport (KBL) -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB) |
| Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB) |
The An-30 was used on an aerial photography flight in the Kabul area south of the Panjshir Valley. Upon returning to the airport, the no. 1 engine was struck my a Strela missile. The pilot attempted to land the plane at Bagram, but he was too high (800 m). While circling for landing the fire reached and destroyed the aileron controls. Control was lost. Three crew members managed to bail out safely.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
skywar.ru
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