ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-30B 05 red Kabul Airport (KBL)
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Date:Monday 11 March 1985
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-30B
Operator:Soviet Air Force
Registration: 05 red
MSN: 0705
First flight:
Engines: 2 Ivchenko AI-24VT
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:25 km (15.6 mls) N of Kabul Airport (KBL) (   Afghanistan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan
Destination airport:Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan
Narrative:
The An-30 was used on an aerial photography flight in the Kabul area south of the Panjshir Valley. Upon returning to the airport, the no. 1 engine was struck my a Strela missile. The pilot attempted to land the plane at Bagram, but he was too high (800 m). While circling for landing the fire reached and destroyed the aileron controls. Control was lost. Three crew members managed to bail out safely.

Classification:
Shot down from the ground
Loss of control

Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» skywar.ru


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