Aircraft Shot Down by Surface-to-Air Missiles (22)

Incident Overview During its en route phase, the aircraft was struck by two surface-to-air missiles. Following the impacts, the flaps were mistakenly deployed, which led to the aircraft going out of control. ## Outcome and Casualties Five occupants managed to bail out before the aircraft crashed and burst into flames. The flight engineer, who was unable to bail out, was killed in the incident. ## Official Findings The official investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was the aircraft being shot down by two surface-to-air missiles. No specific aircraft type, registration, date, operator, or location was provided in the source material.