Narrative:
Shot down by a rebel missile. Rebels claimed they brought down a military Ilyushin 14.
» Flight International 30 January 1988 (36)
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 11 June 1987 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Operator: | Bakhtar Afghan Airlines |
| Registration: | YA-BAL |
| MSN: | 14105 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 53 / Occupants: 55 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Khost ( Afghanistan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN), Afghanistan |
| Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan |
Shot down by a rebel missile. Rebels claimed they brought down a military Ilyushin 14.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 250» Flight International 30 January 1988 (36)
» Soviet Transports
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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 Kandahar Airport to Kabul Airport as the crow flies is 460 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Kandahar Airport to Kabul Airport as the crow flies is 460 km (287 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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