1998 Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 crash
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On 19 March 1998, a Boeing 727 passenger jet operated by Ariana Afghan Airlines crashed on approach into Kabul, Afghanistan, killing all 45 people aboard. The flight may have been involved in smuggling and Islamic militant operations, as Ariana was at that time controlled by the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regime.
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Occurrence | |
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Date | 19 March 1998 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain of undetermined cause |
Site | Sharki Baratayi Mountain 34°25′36″N 69°12′49″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727-228 |
Operator | Ariana Afghan Airlines |
Registration | YA-FAZ |
Flight origin | Sharjah International Airport, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Stopover | Kandahar Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
Destination | Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan |
Occupants | 45 |
Passengers | 35 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 45 |
Survivors | 0 |
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