Narrative:
The twin-engined Y-12 plane crashed after being caught by windshear at a height of 30 m. The Mandalgobi Airport doesn't have any wind measuring equipment.
The aircraft was initially reported to have been JU-1019, msn 0032. Mongolian CAA reported in 2007 that JU-1020 was the airplane involved in this accident.
Loss of control
» CAA of Mongolia
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 10 June 1997 |
| Type: |  Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II |
| Operator: | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines |
| Registration: | JU-1020 |
| MSN: | 0067 |
| First flight: | 1991 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mandalgobi Airport (MXW) ( Mongolia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ulan Bator-Buyant Uhaa Airport (ULN/ZMUB), Mongolia |
| Mandalgobi Airport (MXW), Mongolia |
The twin-engined Y-12 plane crashed after being caught by windshear at a height of 30 m. The Mandalgobi Airport doesn't have any wind measuring equipment.
The aircraft was initially reported to have been JU-1019, msn 0032. Mongolian CAA reported in 2007 that JU-1020 was the airplane involved in this accident.
Classification:
Windshear/downdraftLoss of control
Sources:
» Reuters» CAA of Mongolia
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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 Ulan Bator-Buyant Uhaa Airport to Mandalgobi Airport as the crow flies is 235 km (147 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Ulan Bator-Buyant Uhaa Airport to Mandalgobi Airport as the crow flies is 235 km (147 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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