| Date: | Wednesday 18 January 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | CCCP-11429 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 40 km S of Mazar-I-Sharif Airport (MZR) -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN) |
| Mazar-I-Sharif Airport (MZR/OAMS) |
The An-12 carried munitions from Kandahar (KDH) to Mazar-i-Sharif (MZR). It descended below clouds and was struck by a missile, causing the failure of engines no. 1 and 2. The airplane crashed and burned as the crew attempted to carry out a forced landing.
Sources:
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