1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash

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{{Short description|1998 passenger plane crash near Erdenet, Orkhon, Mongolia}}

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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence

| name=1998 MIAT Harbin Y-12 crash

| image=Y12e.jpg

| caption=A Harbin Y-12 similar to the one involved.

| Date=26 May 1998

| Type= Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error

| occurrence_type = Accident

| Site= Near Erdenet, Orkhon, Mongolia

| Fatalities= 28

| Injuries=

| aircraft_type=Harbin Y-12 II

| Operator=MIAT Mongolian Airlines

| tail_number=JU-1017

| Passengers= 26

| Crew= 2

| Survivors= 0

| origin=Erdenet Airport, Erdenet, Mongolia

| destination=Mörön Airport, Mörön, Mongolia

}}

The 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash was a domestic flight 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.{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II JU-1017 Erdenet|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980526-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-23|website= Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317044627/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19980526-0 |archive-date=17 March 2005 }}