ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324050
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 January 1998 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Air Force - IEAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 51 / Occupants: 51 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Khojak Pass -
 Pakistan
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN) |
| Herat Airport (HEA/OAHR) |
The Antonov was carrying Taliban soldiers from Kandahar to Herat when bad weather at Herat made the crew decide to divert to Quetta, Pakistan. Fuel exhaustion caused the plane to crash 110 km N of Quetta. The Antonov disintegrated on impact.
Some sources reported this plane being an An-12 of Ariana Afghan Airlines. This has not been confirmed. Antonov reported it to be an An-32.
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