Ilyushin II-76 crash, Dec 25, 1979 (47 killed), Kabul Kabul
Ilyushin II-76 accident on December 25, 1979 near Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan with 47 fatalities.
- Date: December 25, 1979
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 47
- Phase of flight: En route
A Soviet Air Force Il-76 on a Tashkent to Bagram flight carrying paratroopers struck a mountain about 36 km from Kabul while descending at night. It was the first day of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and all occupants were killed.