Date: | Tuesday 12 October 2010 |
Time: | 19:50 |
Type: | Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules |
Owner/operator: | National Airlines (National Air Cargo) |
Registration: | 5X-TUC |
MSN: | 4362 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Engine model: | Allison 501-D22A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 30 km E of Kabul Airport (KBL) -
Afghanistan
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Bagram Air Base (OAI/OAIX) |
Destination airport: | Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Lockheed L-100 Hercules cargo plane, registration 5X-TUC, was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Kabul Airport (KBL), Afghanistan. All eight crew members were killed.
The flight was en route from Bagram Air Base (BPM) to Kabul Airport (KBL). According to Afghan news media, the plane had delivered logistic supplies to NATO-led forces from Pakistan.
Weather reported about the time of the accident (19:50 LT / 15:20 UTC) was:
OAKB 121550Z VRB01KT 5000 HZ NSC 17/07 Q1020 TEMPO 4000 RMK WHT GRN
OAKB 121450Z 08004KT 5000 HZ NSC 18/06 Q1019 TEMPO 4000 RMK WHT GRN
Sources:
Cargo plane crashes near Kabul (AlJazeera, 12-10-2010) Eight crew killed in plane crash near Kabul: official (AFP, 12-10-2010)
9 believed dead in Kabul plane crash (PAN, 12-10-2010)
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