Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 19 NOV 1988 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Antonov 26 |
| Operator: | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force (DRAAF) |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Parachinar (Pakistan) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kabul-Khwaja Rawash Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan |
| Jalalabad Airport (JAA/OAJL), Afghanistan |
According to Afghanistan officials the Antonov suffered mechanical problems. It crossed the border with Pakistan and was shot down using surface-to-air missiles. According to Pakistan the airplane failed to identify itself.
Conflicting news reports indicated 27, 30 or 34 fatalities.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 265
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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-Khwaja Rawash Airport to Jalalabad Airport as the crow flies is 119 km (74 miles).
Distance from Kabul-Khwaja Rawash Airport to Jalalabad Airport as the crow flies is 119 km (74 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.
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