Transafrik International Flight 662

Transafrik International Flight 662
A Lockheed L-100 Hercules similar to the one involved.
Accident
Date12 October 2010 (2010-10-12)
SummaryCrashed into a mountain peak while in approach sequence
SiteNear Hamid Karzai International Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeL-100 Hercules
OperatorTransafrik International on behalf of National Air Cargo
IATA flight No.PQ662
ICAO flight No.TKU662
Call signTRANSARIK 662
Registration5X-TUC
Flight originBagram Airfield, Afghanistan
DestinationHamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan
Occupants8
Crew8
Fatalities8
Survivors0

Transafrik International Flight 662, 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. The aircraft crashed into a mountain peak near the Kabul Airport, causing the deaths of all eight crewmembers aboard.