1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash

The 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash was a domestic flight that crashed on 26 May 1998, killing all on board.

Approximately 13 minutes after departure, while the plane was climbing to cruising altitude, it struck the top of a 6,500 ft mountain, killing all passengers and crew.

[1] The Harbin Y-12, registration JU-1017 (cn 0064), first flew in 1992.

The aircraft was designed to hold only 19 passengers, but a government representative said the plane was not overloaded.

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