Zone
Aran

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Khanabad: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
AZAL-Agro
Registration:
CCCP-40704
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Yevlakh – Stepanakert
MSN:
1G215-02
YOM:
1985
Location:
Khanabad
Yukhari Garabakh
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route from Yevlakh to Stepanakert, while cruising at a relative low altitude, the single engine airplane was shot down and crashed in a field near Khanabad. All seven occupants were killed. First civil airplane shot down during the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire from unknown origin.

Crash of an Avia 14P near Yevlakh: 23 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1965 at 1022 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avia 14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-52003
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Baku – Nukha – Zaqatala – Byelokany
MSN:
019 602 112
YOM:
1957
Flight number:
A-3
Location:
Yevlakh
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
19
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Aircraft flight hours:
12949
Circumstances:
The crew was cleared to divert to Yevlakh Airport where it landed at 0916LT. At 1008LT, the twin engine aircraft departed Yevlakh Airport and few minutes after takeoff, weather conditions deteriorated with a cloud layer down to 500 meters. The crew was cleared to maintain an minimum altitude of 1,100 meters but for unknown reasons, he descended to 700 meters in marginal weather conditions. Fourteen minutes after its departure, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (821 meters high) located 2 km northwest of the village of Shirinbulak. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 23 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined the aircraft was off course by five km to the right at the time of the accident, probably due to a navigation error on part of the flying crew who continued the flight under VFR mode in IMC conditions.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-12 near Yevlakh: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1948 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tashkent – Baku – Tbilisi – Sochi
MSN:
8 30 25 17
YOM:
1948
Location:
Yevlakh
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Aircraft flight hours:
274
Circumstances:
About one hour after departure from Baku-Bina Airport, while flying some 250 km north of the capital city, weather conditions worsened. Due to poor reception of local beacon transmission, the captain decided to return to Baku but was unable to locate his position with certainty. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 meters in poor visibility, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the 10 occupants was found.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew did not prepare the flight correctly and failed to obtain suitable information about weather conditions enroute.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albermale near Yevlakh

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L403
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Moscow – Hajigabul – Tbilisi
MSN:
P1640
YOM:
1943
Location:
Yevlakh
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On the leg from Hajigabul to Tbilisi of a route proving flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Tbilisi when the crew decided to land at Yevlakh (Azerbaijan) due to an oil leak on the left engine. But the "Exactor" hydraulic control system of the propellers failed due to a design fault so that propeller pitch increased and the propeller thrust decreased, making it impossible to reach Yevlakh Airfield. The crew made a forced landing near Yevlakh and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair as the tail broke off. All 4 crew members and 3 passengers were slightly injured.

Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 near Ajikabul

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov PR-5
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2171
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Baku - Yevlakh
MSN:
115
YOM:
1937
Location:
Ajikabul
Daghlig Shirvan
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Baku to Yevlakh, while cruising at an altitude of 400 metres, the pilot encountered fog and climbed to 1,200 metres when he encountered icing conditions. He elected to return to Baku and reduced his altitude when the airplane impacted a hill near Ajikabul. The pilot was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the pilot to initiate a flight in a visibility that was below the published minimums. The lack of ground visual references was a contributing factor.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 near Shaki: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1938 at 0635 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-9 (PS-9)
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L190
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Yevlakh – Shaki – Zagatala
MSN:
191
YOM:
1934
Location:
Shaki
Shaki-Zaqatala
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While approaching Shaki on a cargo flight from Yevlakh, the airplane entered an area of fog. The pilot elected to return when the airplane impact the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot violated several rules of the air manual.
The following contributing factors were identified:
- Lack of discipline at the airport of Yevlakh,
- The aircraft was 250 kg overweight at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Kichik-Dekhna: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov P-5
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1616
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Yevlakh - Yevlakh
MSN:
9343
YOM:
1934
Location:
Kichik-Dekhna
Shaki-Zaqatala
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Yevlakh Airport at 0840LT on a local training flight. Bound to the north. the crew encountered limited visibility due to low clouds. The pilot-in-command saw a mountain and attempted to gain height when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Chavurdasy located north of the village of Kichik-Dekhna. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 750 metres and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of the decision of the crew to perform a training flight without prior permission and without any information about the weather conditions en route.
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