Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 11 July 1985 |
Type: | Antonov An-12 |
Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 22 km (13.8 mls) from Kandahar Airport (KDH) ( Afghanistan)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN), Afghanistan |
Destination airport: | Shindand Airport (OAH/OASD), Afghanistan |
Narrative:After takeoff from Kandahar (KDH) the crew did not climb to a safe height, but instead continued immediately to Shindand. The An-12 was struck by a missile and crashed.
Classification:
Shot down from the ground
Loss of control
Sources:
» skywar.ru
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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 Kandahar Airport to Shindand Airport as the crow flies is 394 km (246 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.