MIAT Flight 557

MIAT Mongolian Airlines Flight 557 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Mongolia from Ulaanbaatar to Mörön. On 21 September 1995, the Antonov An-24 crashed on approach to Mörön, killing 41 of the 42 people on board. The crash is the deadliest aviation accident to occur in Mongolia.[1]

MIAT Flight 557
A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Antonov An-24 similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date21 September 1995 (1995-09-21)
SummaryCFIT due to pilot error
SiteChoho Geologloh Uul, near Mörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-24RV
OperatorMIAT Mongolian Airlines
RegistrationBNMAU-10103
Flight originBuyant-Ukhaa International Airport, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
DestinationMörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia
Passengers37
Crew6
Fatalities42
Injuries1
Survivors1

Aircraft

The An-24PB (serial and construction numbers 57310103 and 101-03 respectively) was built by Antonov Serial Production Plant in 1975 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] although it was never applied to the aircraft.

Accident

The aircraft was operating a flight from Ulaanbaatar to Mörön, carrying 37 passengers and six crew. En route, the crew decided that visibility was sufficient enough to switch to visual flight, and during the approach the pilots switched to VFR and began descending too soon. Around 12:30 the aircraft struck a mountain at Choho Geologloh Uul, killing all six crew members and 36 of the 37 passengers. The sole survivor was passenger Ulziibayar Sanjaa.[3][4]

References
  1. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 24RV BNMAU-10103 Choho Geologloh Uul". Aviation Safety Network.
  2. "Антонов Ан-24РВ BNMAU-10103 а/к МИАТ - Монгольские Авиалинии - карточка борта" [Antonov An-24РВ BNMAU-10103 a/k MIAT - Mongolian Airlines - board card] (in Russian). russianplanes.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. "Fatal accidents: regional and commuter airlines" (PDF). Flight International. 17–23 January 1996. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016.
  4. "Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Mörön: 42 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives.
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