Boeing 727-200 crash, Mar 19, 1998 (45 killed), Kabul
Boeing 727-200 accident on March 19, 1998 near Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan with 45 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew failed to...
- Date: March 19, 1998
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 45
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew failed to realise that their altitude was insufficient while descending in poor weather.
A chartered Boeing 727 flying Sharjah to Kandahar and on to Kabul descended into poor weather near Kabul and struck the slope of a mountain about 15 km south of the airport, close to the summit. The aircraft disintegrated and all 45 people on board died. The crew apparently did not realize the altitude was insufficient.