Transafrik International Flight 662

Transafrik International Flight 662
Accident
Date12 October 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-12)
SummaryCrashed into a mountain peak while in approach sequence
SiteNear Hamid Karzai International Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeL-100 Hercules
OperatorTransafrik International
IATA flight No.PQ662
ICAO flight No.TKU662[citation needed]
Call signTransafrik 662
Registration5X-TUC
Flight originBagram Airfield, Afghanistan
DestinationHamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan
Occupants8
Crew8
Fatalities8
Survivors0

Transafrik International Flight 662 (aka TKU662), was an L-100 cargo aircraft registered to Transafrik International of Uganda and leased to National Air Cargo "NAC" on a flight from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] The aircraft impacted a mountain peak near the Kabul Airport causing the deaths of all eight crewmembers aboard.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference United States Court of Appeals was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Cargo plane crashes near Kabul, seven dead: official". reuters.com. Reuters News Agency. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Civilian cargo plane crashes near Afghan capital". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 20 January 2023.