Date: |
Tuesday 26 May 1998 |
Time: |
09:30 |
Type: |
Harbin Y-12-II |
Owner/operator: |
MIAT - Mongolian Airlines |
Registration: |
JU-1017 |
MSN: |
0064 |
Year of manufacture: |
1992 |
Engine model: |
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
Fatalities: |
Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28 |
Aircraft damage: |
Destroyed, written off |
Category: |
Accident |
Location: |
W of Erdenet - Mongolia |
Phase: |
En route |
Nature: |
Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: |
Erdenet Airport (ERT) |
Destination airport: |
Moron Airport (MXV/ZMMN) |
Narrative:The Y-12 carried 26 passengers (14 adults and 12 children) when it took off from Erdenet at 09:17. About 13 minutes into the flight to Moron, the aircraft crashed near the top of a 6500 feet mountain. The Y-12 is designed to carry about 19 passengers.
Sources:
Flight International 03-09 June 1998 (12)
Scramble 233
CAA of Mongolia
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