1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash

Events March 2025 1998 passenger plane crash near Erdenet, Orkhon, Mongolia July 2014 1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash Y12e.jpg A Harbin Y-12 similar to the one involved. 26 May 1998 Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error Accident Near Erdenet, Orkhon, Mongolia 28 Harbin Y-12 II MIAT Mongolian Airlines JU-1017 26 2 0 Erdenet Airport, Erdenet, Mongolia Mörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia The 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash was a domestic flight operated by MIAT Mongolian Airlines that crashed on 26 May 1998, killing all on board. The flight departed Erdenet Airport at approximately 09:17 on a flight to Mörön, with 26 passengers and 2 crew. Approximately 13 minutes after departure, while the plane was climbing to cruising altitude, 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.Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II JU-1017 Erdenet https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980526-0 live 2021-03-23 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20050317044627/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19980526-0 17 March 2005 The aircraft The Harbin Y-12, registration JU-1017 (cn 0064), first flew in 1992. The aircraft was designed to hold only 19 passengers, but a government representative said the plane was not overloaded.All on board feared dead in Mongolian plane crash https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-phoenix-all-on-board-feared-dead-in/168647271/ Reuters Star-Phoenix 28 May 1998 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 46 Newspapers.com limited References Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1998 Category:1998 in Mongolia Category:May 1998 in Asia Category:Orkhon Province Category:1998 disasters in Mongolia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Mongolia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Harbin Y-12