UI Antonov An-26 YA-BAL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326760
 

Date:Thursday 11 June 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Antonov An-26
Owner/operator:Bakhtar Afghan Airlines
Registration: YA-BAL
MSN: 14105
Year of manufacture:1985
Fatalities:Fatalities: 53 / Occupants: 55
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:UI
Location:near Khost -   Afghanistan
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN)
Destination airport:Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB)
Narrative:
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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