Passengers 26 Survivors 0 Date 26 May 1998 Total fatalities 28 (all) Passenger count 26 | Crew 2 Aircraft type Harbin Y-12 Operator MIAT Mongolian Airlines Survivor 0 Location Orkhon Province | |
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Summary Controlled flight into terrain possibly caused by overloading Site near Erdenet, Orkhon, Mongolia Similar 1998 Occidental Petroleu, Myanma Airways Flight 635, Olympic Airways Flight 417, 1998 Ariana Afghan Ai, PauknAir Flight 4101 | ||
The 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash was a domestic flight that crashed on 26 May 1998, killing all on board. The flight departed Erdenet Airport at approximately 09:17am on a flight to Mörön with 26 passengers and 2 crew. Whilst the plane was climbing to cruising altitude, approximately 13 minutes after departure, 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.
The aircraft
The Harbin Y-12, registration JU-1017 (cn 0064), first flew in 1992 and was flying for MIAT Mongolian Airlines until the fatal flight. The aircraft was designed to hold only 17 passengers, not 26.
References
1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA