1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash
![]() A Harbin Y-12 similar to the one involved. | |
Accident | |
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Date | 26 May 1998 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | near Erdenet, Orkhon, Mongolia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Harbin Y-12 |
Operator | MIAT Mongolian Airlines |
Registration | JU-1017 |
Flight origin | , Erdenet, Mongolia |
Destination | Mörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia |
Passengers | 26 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 28 |
Survivors | 0 |
The 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash was a domestic flight that crashed on 26 May 1998, killing all on board. The flight departed at approximately 09:17 on a flight to Mörön, with 26 passengers and 2 crew. Approximately 13 minutes after departure, while the plane was climbing to cruising altitude, it struck the top of a 6,500 ft mountain, killing all passengers and crew. Of the 26 passengers, 14 were adults and 12 were children.[1]
The aircraft[]
The Harbin Y-12, registration JU-1017 (cn 0064), first flew in 1992. The aircraft was designed to hold only 19 passengers, but a government representative said the plane was not overloaded.[2]
References[]
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II JU-1017 Erdenet". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "All on board feared dead in Mongolian plane crash". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Reuters. 28 May 1998. p. D6 – via newspapers.com.
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- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1998
- 1998 in Mongolia
- May 1998 events in Asia
- Orkhon Province
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