Kam Air Flight 904
Soldiers at the crash site next to the vertical stabilizer of the aircraft in the upper right corner | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 February 2005 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain for undetermined reasons |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| EX-037, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2004 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-242 |
| Operator | Kam Air on behalf of Phoenix Aviation |
| IATA flight No. | RQ904 |
| ICAO flight No. | KMF904 |
| Call sign | KAM AIR 904 |
| Registration | EX-037 |
| Flight origin | Herat Airport |
| Destination | Kabul International Airport |
| Occupants | 105 |
| Passengers | 97 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 105 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Kam Air Flight 904 was a scheduled passenger domestic flight from Herat Airfield in Herat to Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. On 3 February 2005 the aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain killing all 97 passengers and 8 crew on board.
The incident took place shortly after 4:00 p.m. local time (UTC+4:30) when the Kam Air Boeing 737-200 operated by Phoenix Aviation went missing on approach to Kabul. The area was experiencing a heavy snowstorm at the time. The wreckage was found 4 days later and all occupants were confirmed dead.
The crash is the deadliest air disaster in the history of Afghanistan.