MIAT Flight 557
 | This article may be a rough translation from Russian. It may have been generated, in whole or in part, by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency. (September 2022) |
 A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Antonov An-24 similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 September 1995 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Choho Geologloh Uul, near Mörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-24 |
| Operator | MIAT Mongolian Airlines |
| Registration | MT-1008 (previously BNMAU-10103) |
| Flight origin | Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Destination | Mörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia |
| Passengers | 37 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 42 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Flight 557 was a flight operated between Ulaanbaatar and Mörön. On 27 September 1995, the Antonov An-24 crashed on approach Mörön to killing 41 of the 42 people on board. The crash is the deadliest aviation accident to occur in Mongolia.[1]
Aircraft
The An-24PB (serial and construction numbers 57310103 and 101-03 respectively) was built by Antonov Serial Production Plant and delivered to МIAT Mongolian Airlines in the then Mongolian's People's Republic, with registration BNMAU-10103. In May 1995, the registration was changed to МТ-1008.[2]
Accident
The aircraft operated a short flight from Ulaanbaatar to Mörön, carrying 37 passengers and six crew. The aircraft was on instrument flight plan, however, during approach the flight crew decided to switch to visual flight rules because of the favourable weather and began descending prematurely. At 12:30 the aircraft crashed into a mountain, killing all six crew members and 36 of the 37 passengers. The sole survivor was a passenger.[3][4]
References
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 24RV BNMAU-10103 Choho Geologloh Uul". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Антонов Ан-24РВ BNMAU-10103 а/к МИАТ - Монгольские Авиалинии - карточка борта" [Antonov An-24РВ BNMAU-10103 a/k MIAT - Mongolian Airlines - board card] (in Russian). russianplanes.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Fatal accidents: regional and commuter airlines" (PDF). Flight International. 17–23 January 1996. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Crash of an Antonov AN-24 in Mörön: 42 killed". B3A Aircraft Accidents Archives. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.