A Harbin Y-12 similar to the one involved. |
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 26 May 1998 |
| Type | Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error |
| Site | near Erdenet, Orkhon, Mongolia |
| Passengers | 26 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 28 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Harbin Y-12 |
| Operator | MIAT Mongolian Airlines |
| Tail number | JU-1017 |
| Flight origin | Erdenet Airport, Erdenet, Mongolia |
| Destination | Mörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia |
The 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash was a domestic flight that crashed on 26 May 1998, killing all onboard. 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.[1]
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, which led to questions about why the airline allowed the plane to be overloaded.
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