Date:	Tuesday 26 May 1998
Time:	09:30
Type:	Harbin Y-12-II
Owner/operator:	MIAT - Mongolian Airlines
Registration:	JU-1017
MSN:	0064
Year of manufacture:	1992
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	W of Erdenet -   Mongolia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Erdenet Airport (ERT)
Destination airport:	Moron Airport (MXV/ZMMN)

Narrative:
The Y-12 carried 26 passengers (14 adults and 12 children) when it took off from Erdenet at 09:17. About 13 minutes into the flight to Moron, the aircraft crashed near the top of a 6500 feet mountain. The Y-12 is designed to carry about 19 passengers.

Flight International 03-09 June 1998 (12)
Scramble 233
CAA of Mongolia

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