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]

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)

MIAT Flight 557

A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Antonov An-24 similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date	21 September 1995 (1995-09-21)
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

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

На других языках

[ru] Катастрофа Ан-24 под Мурэном