Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 21 DEZ 1987 |
| Zeit: | 16:45 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Antonow 26 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Soviet Air Force |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 6 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 6 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Kabul Airport (KBL) (Afghanistan) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan |
| Bagram Air Base (BPM/OAIX), Afghanistan |
While circling to a safe height after takeoff, the An-26 was hit by a Stinger missile. The nr.1 engine was hit and shrapnel punctured the fuel tank. Smoke entered the cabin. All of the crew members bailed out safely except for the pilot. He jumped out at an altitude too low to open the parachute.
Informationsquelle:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kabul Airport to Bagram Air Base as the crow flies is 42 km (26 miles).
Distance from Kabul Airport to Bagram Air Base as the crow flies is 42 km (26 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
