Boeing 737-200 crash, Feb 3, 2005 (105 killed), Kabul
Boeing 737-200 accident on February 3, 2005 near Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan with 105 fatalities. Cause: Premature descent below the minimum assigned...
- Date: February 3, 2005
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 105
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Premature descent below the minimum assigned altitude during an approach in weather below VFR minimums; the reason for the descent could not be determined
A Kam Air Boeing 737-200 flying Herat to Kabul descended below its assigned minimum altitude during an approach in snowy weather and struck a mountain southeast of Kabul. All 105 people aboard died. The official report found the premature descent was the cause, but could not determine why it happened because the flight recorders could not be read.