Narrative:
The Antonov overshot the runway and crashed. A number of Afghan opposition (anti-Taliban) leaders were killed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 21 August 1997 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32 |
| Operator: | United Front Air Force |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bamyan Airport (BIN) ( Afghanistan)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mazar-I-Sharif Airport (MZR/OAMS), Afghanistan |
| Bamyan Airport (BIN/OABN), Afghanistan |
The Antonov overshot the runway and crashed. A number of Afghan opposition (anti-Taliban) leaders were killed.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» CNNPhotos
Map
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 Mazar-I-Sharif Airport to Bamyan Airport as the crow flies is 216 km (135 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Mazar-I-Sharif Airport to Bamyan Airport as the crow flies is 216 km (135 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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