Narrative:
Shot down by Pakistani fighters. Pakistan denied the shooting.
» Daily Telegraph 13.12.1988
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 10 December 1988 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Operator: | Ariana Afghan Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Pakistan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khost Airport (KHT/OAKS), Afghanistan |
| Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan |
Shot down by Pakistani fighters. Pakistan denied the shooting.
Sources:
» BBC» Daily Telegraph 13.12.1988
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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 Khost Airport to Kabul Airport as the crow flies is 152 km (95 miles).
Distance from Khost Airport to Kabul Airport as the crow flies is 152 km (95 miles).
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-26
- 1403 built
- 58th loss
- 34th fatal accident
- 12th worst accident (at the time)
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Pakistan- 6th worst accident (at the time)
- 13th worst accident (currently)
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