- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 19, 2006 |
Time: | 1930 |
Location: | Near Telkibanya, Hungary |
Operator: | Military - Slovak Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Pristina - Kosice |
AC Type: | Antonov AN-24V |
Registration: | 5605 |
cn / ln: | 97305605 |
Aboard: | 43 (passengers:35 crew:8) |
Fatalities: | 42 (passengers:34 crew:8) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | A plane carrying peacekeeping soldiers crashed in a snowy forest at an altitude of 2,300 feet after taking the wrong flight path. The plane crashed about 18 miles from its destination of Kosice. Pilot error. The pilot chose to land without the help of the airport's radars, relying only on his own visual contact with the airport. |
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