1985 Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 shootdown was on 4 September 1985 when a Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 (registered in Afghanistan as YA-BAM) on a scheduled internal flight from Kandahar to Farah was shot down by a ground-to-air missile.[1] The aircraft had departed from Kandahar Airport and had circled twice close to the airport to gain height and then set course for Farah Airport, it was at a height of 3800 meters and 18.5 km west of Kandahar when it was shot down and destroyed by a surface-to-air missile (SAM).[1] All five crew and 47 passengers were killed.[1]
 An An-26B similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 September 1985 |
| Summary | Shot down while en route |
| Site | Afghanistan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-26 |
| Operator | Bakhtar Afghan Airlines |
| Registration | YA-BAM |
| Flight origin | Kandahar Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Destination | Farah Airport, Farah, Afghanistan |
| Passengers | 47 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 52 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft edit
The aircraft was an Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop airliner that had been built in the Soviet Union.
References edit
- Citations
- ^ a b c World airline accident summary : accidents occurring to aeroplanes of more than 5700 kg maximum weight. 1974–1996. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1996. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.