Ilyushin II-76 crash, Nov 11, 2005 (8 killed), Kōh-e Khāk...
Ilyushin II-76 accident on November 11, 2005 near Kōh-e Khāk-e Shahīdān, Kabul, Afghanistan with 8 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: November 11, 2005
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Kōh-e Khāk-e Shahīdān, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during descent in haze, with weather as a contributing factor.
An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo flight carrying communications equipment from Kabul to Bagram was holding at 10,000 feet when the crew started a descent in haze. The aircraft struck a mountain slope northwest of Kabul at about 2,120 m and disintegrated. All eight crew were killed.