Kam Air Flight 904
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.
EX-037, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2004 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 February 2005 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain for undetermined reasons |
| Site | Pamir Mountains 36°27′54″N 69°30′11.1″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-242 |
| Operator | Kam Air |
| IATA flight No. | RQ904 |
| ICAO flight No. | KMF904 |
| Call sign | KAM AIR 904 |
| Registration | EX-037 |
| Flight origin | Herat Airport |
| Destination | Kabul International Airport |
| Passengers | 97 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 105 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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. At the time of the incident a heavy snowstorm was observed in the area.
The crash is the deadliest air disaster in the history of Afghanistan.
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