Afghan official: Cargo plane crashes near Kabul

Rockville · Post by **Rockville** » 12 Oct 2010, 18:46

KABUL, Afghanistan – A cargo plane crashed into mountains east of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Tuesday, an Afghan airport official said.
The plane with a nine-member crew was flying from Bagram Air Field when it went down 7 miles (11 kilometers) east of the capital, Kabul Airport Director Yaqob Rasoli told The Associated Press.
No information was immediately available on the fate of the crew, he said.
The aircraft was carrying supplies for NATO forces in the country, Rasoli said.
Bagram, which lies north of Kabul, is the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
Weather conditions were clear Tuesday evening and the cause of the crash wasn't immediately clear.
In May, a passenger plane operated by Pamir Airways, a private Afghan airline, crashed while traveling from Kunduz in northern Afghanistan to the capital. All 44 passengers on the plane died.

Associated Press
October 12th 2010 16:38 GMT

pjotrtje · Post by **pjotrtje** » 12 Oct 2010, 19:16

Sources say it's a civil C-130, with seven American and seven African crew on board.

Stratofreighter · Post by **Stratofreighter** » 12 Oct 2010, 19:18

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/4304 ... -10-a.html

aviodromefriend · Post by **aviodromefriend** » 12 Oct 2010, 22:19

NOS said there were eight POB, all died.

Rockville · Post by **Rockville** » 12 Oct 2010, 23:02

The further info regarding this unfortunate incident reveals that all is related to a non military issue.
Therefore I request the Mods to move this topic to the appropriate board.

Tia.

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