ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-228 YA-FAZ Kabul Airport (KBL)
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Date:Thursday 19 March 1998
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B722 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-228
Operator:Ariana Afghan Airlines
Registration: YA-FAZ
MSN: 22288/1712
First flight: 1981-01-22 (17 years 2 months)
Engines: 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15
Crew:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 35 / Occupants: 35
Total:Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 45
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:15 km (9.4 mls) S of Kabul Airport (KBL) (   Afghanistan)
Crash site elevation: 2559 m (8396 feet) amsl
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN), Afghanistan
Destination airport:Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan
Narrative:
The Boeing 727 passenger jet operated on a flight from Sharjah, U.A.E. to Kabul, Afghanistan via Kandahar. The plane was descending for Kabul when it struck Shakh-e Barantay Mountain, 300 feet below the summit. The weather was poor with rain and snow.
Shakh-e Barantay is a 8,696 ft (2,651 m) high mountain peak. Kabul airfield elevation is about 5,877 ft (1,791 m).

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» Flight International 13-19 January 1999
» Tommy Maurer


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photo of Boeing-727-228-YA-FAZ
accident date: 19-03-1998
type: Boeing 727-228
registration: YA-FAZ
 

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 Kabul Airport as the crow flies is 460 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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