BAe Nimrod crash, Sep 2, 2006 (14 killed), Kandahar
BAe Nimrod accident on September 2, 2006 near Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan with 14 fatalities. Cause: The Board could not positively determine the...
- Date: September 2, 2006
- Aircraft: BAe Nimrod
- Location: Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Board could not positively determine the cause of the fire. The most probable source was fuel that escaped during refuelling into the No 7 tank dry bay and ignited against an exposed fuel or hot air pipe. Ageing components and maintenance policy were contributing factors.
An RAF Nimrod MR2 on a sortie over Afghanistan lost its flying controls after a fire broke out following air-to-air refuelling. The crew turned for Kandahar, but the aircraft broke up in the air and all 14 crew died.