ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-32B ZS-PDV Bost/Lashkar Gah Airport (BST)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Monday 24 April 2006
Time:11:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN32 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-32B
Operated by:Air Million Cargo
On behalf of:United States Department of State
Registration: ZS-PDV
MSN: 3003
First flight: 1992
Engines: 2 Ivchenko AI-20
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants: 12
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 16
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Bost/Lashkar Gah Airport (BST) (   Afghanistan)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN), Afghanistan
Destination airport:Bost/Lashkar Gah Airport (BST/OABT), Afghanistan
Narrative:
The US Department of State had leased an Antonov 32 plane for duties in Afghanistan. It was carrying a team from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs when it landed at Lashkar Gah. Reportedly a truck crossed the runway when the airplane landed. The Antonov swerved off the runway, and slid headlong into a nearby nomad settlement.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» Plane carrying US drug enforcement officials crashes in Afghanistan, killing 4 (AP, 24-4-2006)
» U.S. leased plane crashes in Afghanistan, 5 dead (Reuters, 24-4-2006)
» Soviet Transports


Photos

photo of Antonov-An-32B-ER-AEC
accident date: 24-04-2006
type: Antonov An-32B
registration: ER-AEC
 

Map
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 Kandahar Airport to Bost/Lashkar Gah Airport as the crow flies is 140 km (87 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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.
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