2016 Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crash
On 18 May 2016, a Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashed after an engine failure[1] shortly after taking off from Dwyer Airport in southern Afghanistan, en route to Mary International Airport in Turkmenistan.[2] Seven of the nine crew members on board were killed in the crash, which was the second incident for Silk Way in Afghanistan after a 2011 Il-76 crash. Two others were taken to hospital and treated for their injuries.[3]
 An Antonov An-12 of Silk Way Airlines similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 May 2016 |
| Summary | Engine failure |
| Site | Dwyer Airport, Lashkargah, Afghanistan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-12 |
| Operator | Silk Way Airlines |
| Registration | 4K-AZ25 |
| Flight origin | Dwyer Airport, Afghanistan |
| Destination | Mary International Airport, Turkmenistan |
| Occupants | 9 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
Arif Mammadov, head of Azerbaijan's State Civil Aviation Administration, said that the aircraft crashed after hitting an obstruction.[4]
References
- "Crash: Silk Way AN12 at Camp Dwyer on May 18th 2016, engine failure". AV Herald. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- "Seven die in Afghanistan crash of Azerbaijan's Silk Way freight plane". Reuters. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- "Azerbaijani plane crash victims identified". Reuters. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- "Azerbaijan: Silk Way's aircraft crashed after hitting obstruction". Azerbaijan Press Agency. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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