ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12BK registration unknown Kabul Airport (KBL)

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Status:
Date:	Wednesday 21 October 1987
Type:	Antonov An-12BK
Operator:	Soviet Air Force
Registration:	registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Engines:	4 Ivchenko AI-20M
Crew:	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:	Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 19
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	Kabul Airport (KBL) ( Afghanistan)
Phase:	Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan
Destination airport:	Tashkent Airport (TAS/UTTT), Uzbekistan

Narrative:
Visibility was poor as the An-12 attempted to take off for Tashkent. The aircraft collided with a Mil Mi-24 helicopter on the runway.

Classification:

Runway incursion
Runway mishap

Sources:

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Distance from Kabul Airport to Tashkent Airport as the crow flies is 739 km (462 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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Antonov An-12

1243 built
102^nd loss
60^th fatal accident
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