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1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash

26 May 1998 · Near Erdenet, Orkhon, Mongolia

MIAT Mongolian Airlines Harbin Y-12 II · Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error

From Erdenet Airport, Erdenet, Mongolia to Mörön Airport (MXV)

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
28 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
Unknown
Survivors
0
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
Unknown
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Airline

Harbin Y-12 II

Aircraft type
Harbin Y-12
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
JU-1017
Onboard fatalities
28
Route
From Erdenet Airport, Erdenet, MongoliaTo Mörön Airport (MXV)

Approximate · Estimated position: Erdenet, near the place the Wikipedia article names. Not the accident site.

From the Wikipedia article

The 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash was a domestic flight operated by MIAT Mongolian Airlines that crashed on 26 May 1998, killing all on board. The flight departed Erdenet Airport at approximately 09:17 on a flight to Mörön, with 26 passengers and 2 crew. 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. Of the 26 passengers, 14 were adults and 12 were children.

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Wikipedia article: 1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash
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1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash
Revision
1347143083 · 2026-04-04 · retrieved 2026-09-18
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Wikipedia article "1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash" (page 24328074, revision 1347143083)
Date
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Place and country
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Map position
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Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
operator named as an airline in the infobox
Fatalities
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
Ground fatalities
not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
Summary
Wikipedia infobox: summary
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  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.