Amazing Facts

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Recent Accidents

Date: October 12, 2010 Time: 19:50
Location: Near Kabul, Afghanistan
Operator: National Air Cargo Flight: 662
AC Type: Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Reg: 5X-TUC cn: 4362
Aboard: 8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0
Route: Bagram AB - Kabul
Details: The cargo plane crashed into a mountainside about 18 miles east of Kabul Airport.


Date: October 6, 2010 Time: 08:00
Location: Sierra de Santa Martha, Mexico
Operator: Aviones Taxi AIFE
AC Type: Cessna 501 Citation
Reg: XA-TKY cn: 501-0029
Aboard: 8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0
Route: Minatitlan - Veracruz
Details: The air taxi crashed into mountains in poor weather conditons


Date: October 6, 2010
Location: Rasht Valley, Tajikistan
Operator: Military - Tajik National Guard
AC Type: Mi-8
Reg: ?
Aboard: 28 Fatalities: 28 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The military helicopter crashed after hitting power lines.