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Status
Date Saturday 1 August 1992
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154M
Operator Ariana Afghan Airlines
Registration YA-TAP
MSN 87A747
Year of manufature 1987
Engines Soloviev D-30KU-154-II
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location Kabul Airport (KBL)   Afghanistan
Phase Standing
Nature -
Departure Airport -
Destination Airport -
Narrative Destroyed during mortar attack. The aircraft was parked at Kabul awaiting repairs following a May 29, 1992 incident when the Tupolev was struck by a rocket while approaching Kabul.

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photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Praha-Ruzyne Airport (PRG) ?; May 1988