MIAT Flight 557

MIAT Flight 557

A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Antonov An-24 similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date	21 September 1995 (1995-09-21)
Summary	CFIT due to pilot error
Site	Choho Geologloh Uul, near Mörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-24RV
Operator	MIAT Mongolian Airlines
Registration	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 scheduled domestic passenger flight in Mongolia from Ulaanbaatar to Mörön. On 21 September 1995, the Antonov An-24 crashed on approach to Mörön, killing 41 of the 42 people on board. The crash is the deadliest aviation accident to occur in Mongolia.

Aircraft

The An-24PB (serial and construction numbers 57310103 and 101-03 respectively) was built by Antonov Serial Production Plant in 1975 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, although it was never applied to the aircraft.

Accident

The aircraft was operating a flight from Ulaanbaatar to Mörön, carrying 37 passengers and six crew. En route, the crew decided that visibility was sufficient enough to switch to visual flight, and during the approach the pilots switched to VFR and began descending too soon. Around 12:30 the aircraft struck a mountain at Choho Geologloh Uul, killing all six crew members and 36 of the 37 passengers. The sole survivor was passenger Ulziibayar Sanjaa.