Illyushin 76 Down near Kabul
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Illyushin 76 Down near Kabul
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A cargo plane which crashed into mountains in eastern Afghanistan was carrying logistics staff to US forces, an Afghan official says.
The Russian-made Illyushin 76 disappeared from airport radar screens late Tuesday and crashed 25 kilometres northwest of Kabul's airport, said airport official Yaqub Rasoli.
The plane departed from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and was on its way to Bagram, the main US military base in Afghanistan, which is located north of the capital, Rasoli said.
"All nine crew members aboard the plane may have been killed in the crash," Rasoli said, adding that they were all believed to be Azerbaijani nationals.
Major James Low with the US military's Transportation Command, which chartered the plane, said no US citizens were on board and no ground fire was reported at the time of the crash.
A senior interior ministry official told Agence France-Presse initial reports indicated that the plane had eight crew members but investigations were ongoing. Their nationalities were also unclear.
Transport ministry spokesman Nangyalai Qalatwal confirmed the crash in the Shakar Dara mountains, about 70 kilometres north of the capital Kabul, and said it was chartered by the military.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, with no adverse weather or reports of fighting in the area overnight.
ISAF spokesman Major Tim James said the crash site was at an altitude of 12,500 feet (3800 metres), which could complicate rescue and recovery attempts.
In October, a similar cargo plane flying for US-led coalition forces crashed on the outskirts of Kabul, killing the six Filipinos, one Indian and one Kenyan on board.
A cargo plane which crashed into mountains in eastern Afghanistan was carrying logistics staff to US forces, an Afghan official says.
The Russian-made Illyushin 76 disappeared from airport radar screens late Tuesday and crashed 25 kilometres northwest of Kabul's airport, said airport official Yaqub Rasoli.
The plane departed from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and was on its way to Bagram, the main US military base in Afghanistan, which is located north of the capital, Rasoli said.
"All nine crew members aboard the plane may have been killed in the crash," Rasoli said, adding that they were all believed to be Azerbaijani nationals.
Major James Low with the US military's Transportation Command, which chartered the plane, said no US citizens were on board and no ground fire was reported at the time of the crash.
A senior interior ministry official told Agence France-Presse initial reports indicated that the plane had eight crew members but investigations were ongoing. Their nationalities were also unclear.
Transport ministry spokesman Nangyalai Qalatwal confirmed the crash in the Shakar Dara mountains, about 70 kilometres north of the capital Kabul, and said it was chartered by the military.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, with no adverse weather or reports of fighting in the area overnight.
ISAF spokesman Major Tim James said the crash site was at an altitude of 12,500 feet (3800 metres), which could complicate rescue and recovery attempts.
In October, a similar cargo plane flying for US-led coalition forces crashed on the outskirts of Kabul, killing the six Filipinos, one Indian and one Kenyan on board.
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Apparently it's 4K-AZ55
Date: 06 JUL 2011
Time: 00:10
Type: Ilyushin 76TD
Operator: Silk Way Airlines
Registration: 4K-AZ55
C/n / msn: 2053420680
First flight: 2005
Crew: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: ca 25 km from Bagram Air Base (BPM) (Afghanistan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature: Cargo
Departure airport: Baku-Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) (GYD/UBBB), Azerbaijan
Destination airport: Bagram Air Base (BPM) (BPM/OAIX), Afghanistan
Narrative:
An Ilyushin 76TD cargo plane, registered 4K-AZ55, was destroyed in an accident near Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The plane is said to have flown into the side of a mountain at about 12,500 feet (3,800 meters).
The transport plane carried a total of 18 tons of cargo for the NATO-led forces at Bagram Air Base. The flight left Baku, Azerbaijan at 21:26 local time. Contact with the flight was lost at 00:10 local time. At the same time a flash and fire were observed on a mountainside about 25 km from Bagram.
Date: 06 JUL 2011
Time: 00:10
Type: Ilyushin 76TD
Operator: Silk Way Airlines
Registration: 4K-AZ55
C/n / msn: 2053420680
First flight: 2005
Crew: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: ca 25 km from Bagram Air Base (BPM) (Afghanistan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature: Cargo
Departure airport: Baku-Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) (GYD/UBBB), Azerbaijan
Destination airport: Bagram Air Base (BPM) (BPM/OAIX), Afghanistan
Narrative:
An Ilyushin 76TD cargo plane, registered 4K-AZ55, was destroyed in an accident near Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The plane is said to have flown into the side of a mountain at about 12,500 feet (3,800 meters).
The transport plane carried a total of 18 tons of cargo for the NATO-led forces at Bagram Air Base. The flight left Baku, Azerbaijan at 21:26 local time. Contact with the flight was lost at 00:10 local time. At the same time a flash and fire were observed on a mountainside about 25 km from Bagram.
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TAWS or no TAWS the equipment would still need to be functioning to be effective. A/c should have been under radar control ... no night VFR allowed following the L100 accident last year. Unless that's changed since I left... Everyone thinks our work is risky out there due to the insurgents but it's the terrrain that mostly scores the hits... situational awareness... can't overstate the importance.
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Silkway regularly flies in and out of Afghanistan, I would assume that the crew was familiar with the area. I'd really like to know what happened here. With a payload of 18t the aircraft was even lightly loaded and should be able to clear any obstacles in normal circumstances.
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I've been into Bagram a couple times.
If I remember correctly the ILS procedure begins at 12,000' after a slam dunk from the west.
Wreckage found at 12,500', 25km from Bagram draws a bleak picture.
If I remember correctly the ILS procedure begins at 12,000' after a slam dunk from the west.
Wreckage found at 12,500', 25km from Bagram draws a bleak picture.
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As OldChinaHand says,
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But they would say that wouldn't they
Taliban says it shot down freighter :: Air Cargo News :: The World's Best Read Air Cargo Newspaper
But they would say that wouldn't they
