Lockheed L-100 5X-TUC
12 October 2010 · Kabul, Afghanistan · Fatal
Summary
On 12 October 2010 at about 15:05 local time, a Lockheed L-100 registered 5X-TUC, operated by Trans Afrique Airlines, was involved in an accident near Kabul, Afghanistan. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Nearest airport
- Kabul International Airport
- Coordinates
- 34.5464, 69.4900
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-100
- Registration
- 5X-TUC
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Trans Afrique Airlines
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bagram Air Base → Kabul
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA11WA003
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On October 12, 2010, about 1505 UTC, a Trans Afrique Airlines (under contract to National Air Cargo) Lockheed L-100, registration 5X-TUC, impacted terrain while maneuvering to land at Kabul International Airport (OAKB), Kabul Afghanistan. The two flight crew and six passengers were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The investigation is being conducted by the Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan (MoTCA). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of the Manufacturer. All investigation information will be released by the MoTCA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2006 | Lockheed L-100-30 | Piacenza, Italy | Air Algerie | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Dec 1968 | Lockheed L-100 | Brit Put, Alaska, United States | Interior Air * | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2010 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Kabul, Afghanistan | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2010 | Antonov AN24 | Shakar Darah District, Afghanistan | - | Unknown | - |
| 16 Jan 2012 | Bell 214 | Camp Bastion, Afghanistan | AAR Airlift | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jan 2012 | McDonnell Douglas MD80 | Kabul, Afghanistan | Swift Air | Unknown | - |
| 17 Oct 2012 | Bombardier DHC-8-315 | Kabul, Afghanistan | US Department of State | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2013 | Boeing 747-400 BCF | Bagram, Afghanistan | National Air Cargo | Fatal | 7 |