What happened
On the morning of November 27, 2004, a twin-engine turboprop aircraft, a CASA 212 with registration N960BW, crashed into mountains near the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan. The flight, operated by Presidential Airways, Inc., departed from Bagram Air Base at approximately 0738 local time. The aircraft was performing a Department of Defense contract mission under 14 CFR Part 135 regulations.
During the flight, which was operating under daylight visual meteorological conditions, the aircraft struck mountainous terrain. The impact resulted in the total destruction of the plane. There were six fatalities in total, consisting of the captain, the first officer, and a mechanic-certificated passenger, all of whom were U.S. civilian employees of the operator. Additionally, three active-duty U.S. Army soldiers traveling as passengers also lost their lives in the accident.
Findings
No specific contributing factors or official conclusions regarding the crash were provided in the available records.