ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Maimana
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Date:Sunday 10 April 1988
Time:03:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-26
Operator:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Total:Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Maimana (   Afghanistan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Maimana Airport (MMZ/OAMN), Afghanistan
Destination airport:Mazar-I-Sharif Airport (MZR/OAMS), Afghanistan
Narrative:
Shot down by Afghan guerrilla forces.

Sources:
» Scramble Vol. 9, nr. 11 (p.36)


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Distance from Maimana Airport to Mazar-I-Sharif Airport as the crow flies is 234 km (146 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.
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Antonov An-26

  • 1403 built
  • 52nd loss
  • 29th fatal accident
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