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The crew was completing a local training flight at Gyandzha Airport and already performed three full stops and one touch-and-go manoeuvre. After completing a circuit, the crew was attempting a new approach when the aircraft nosed down to an angle of 70° and crashed 5,160 metres short of runway and 93 metres to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all six crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that a group of Azeri soldiers returning along the highway from the range to the barracks wanted to have fun and were shooting on road signs. When they saw the airplane, they shot towards it and two bullets punched oxygen bottles which exploded, causing a fire and intoxicating the pilots who lost control of the airplane.

Ground collision with an Antonov AN-12BP in Kirovabad: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1989

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

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CCCP-11229

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Parking

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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4 3 420 06

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1964

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While parked at Kirovograd Airport, the aircraft was prepared by the crew for a military/cargo mission. By night, the crew of a Soviet Air Force Sukhoi SU-24 mistakenly initiated a takeoff maneuver from the taxiway when he collided with the parked AN-12. An explosion occurred and both aircraft were destroyed. Four crew members on board the AN-12 were killed as well as one pilot of the Sukhoi and two soldiers on the ground.

Probable cause:

Ground collision with a Sukhoi Su-24 after its crew mistakenly took off from the taxiway.

Crash of an Antonov AN-8 in Kirovabad: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1964

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-8

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Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Mountains

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Kirovabad - Kirovabad

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The crew was involved in a local training flight at Kirovabad Airport. While approaching by night, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located few km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

The crew who started the approach prematurely, causing the aircraft to descend below the minimum prescribed altitude. Furthermore, the approach speed was excessive. The lack of visibility due to the night was considered as a contributing factor.