Antonov AN-30 crash, Mar 11, 1985 (2 killed), Bagram AFB
Antonov AN-30 accident on March 11, 1985 near Bagram AFB, Parwan, Afghanistan with 2 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a surface to air missile that set...
- Date: March 11, 1985
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-30
- Location: Bagram AFB, Parwan, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Shot down by a surface to air missile that set the left engine on fire and destroyed the aileron linkage.
A Soviet Air Force An-30 on an aerial photography flight near Kabul was hit by a shoulder-fired surface to air missile and set on fire. The two pilots, who were trying to land at Bagram, were killed and the aircraft was written off, while other crew members bailed out.