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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Imişli

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1982
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70563
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G127-31
YOM:
1971
Location:
Imişli
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in a field following an engine failure. Both occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Pushkino: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1975 at 0820 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32140
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pushkino - Pushkino
MSN:
1G94-01
YOM:
1968
Location:
Pushkino
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
3885
Aircraft flight cycles:
15541
Circumstances:
The airplane was carrying two pilots and a local guide on crop spraying operations for the kolkhoz (collective farm) of "Put' Kommunizma" in the Pushkino district of Azerbaijan. While cruising at a height of 40-50 meters, the crew saw a flock of birds but it was too late. Several birds struck the engine that failed almost immediately. The crew attempted an emergency landing on a road but the aircraft came down in a cotton field some 12 km from Pushkino and caught fire. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an in-flight collision with birds. It was determined that the birds struck the cylinders n°1, 7, 8 & 9 and also the air intake of the carburetor. This caused the engine to fail and the airplane to lose speed and altitude.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2SKh near Saatly: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1973 at 0715 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-79827
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1160 473 19
YOM:
1961
Location:
Saatly
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
4710
Aircraft flight cycles:
16345
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a crop spraying flight over cotton field of the kolkhoz (collective farm) im. M.F. Akhundova in the Saatly district of Azerbaijan. While cruising at a height of 20-25 meters, the engine failed after a bird-strike. As an immediate forced landing was not possible due to the terrain topography, the crew made a left turn when the aircraft struck the high embankment of a canal and crashed. The captain was injured while the copilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Bird strike.

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 a Lisunov LI-2 in Banke: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1947 at 2040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4017
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Banke - Banke
MSN:
184 53 06
YOM:
13
Location:
Banke
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
2732
Circumstances:
The aircraft and its crew were dispatched from Baku-Zabrat Airport to the south (125 km south of Baku) to complete a night training program. While approaching Banke Airstrip, at a height of 100 meters, the pilot in command made a turn to the left when the aircraft stalled and crashed. Four crew members were killed while two others were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration, poor techniques and lack of discipline on part of the pilot in command. Lack of supervision on part of the instruction and lack of coordination within the flight crew.

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 SP near Imişli: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2221
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10055
YOM:
1937
Location:
Imişli
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on mail flight within Azerbaijan, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. Flying at an altitude of 240 metres in poor visibility, he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed 6 km north of Imişli. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot was inexperience in such flight conditions. Probable spatial disorientation.

Crash of a Kalinin K-5 in Göyçay: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1933 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Kalinin K-5
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L481
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Baku - Tiflis
MSN:
216
YOM:
1932
Location:
Göyçay
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
183
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Baku on a regular service to Tiflis (Tbilisi), carrying three passengers and two crew members. En route to Ganzhda and Yevlakh, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He reduced his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the ground and followed the railway line. Approaching Göyçay, at a height below 30 metres, he realized he was facing trees so he initiated a sharp turn to the right when the aircraft impacted poplar trees. The right wing was partially torn off and the aircraft crashed. A female passenger was injured while four other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Overconfidence and lack of discipline on part of the captain who decided to continue the flight at a too low and unsafe altitude in poor visibility due to foggy conditions.
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