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Azov Avia Ilyushin IL-76MD plane crash

Baku, Azerbaijan
Azov Avia Ilyushin IL-76MD plane crash - Baku, Azerbaijan

Key facts

Airline
Azov Avia
Aircraft
Ilyushin IL-76MD
Location
Baku, Azerbaijan
Date
4th March, 2004
People on board
7
Fatalities
5

Accident account

The aircraft, on a cargo flight from Ankara, Turkey to Kabul, Afghanistan, crashed on takeoff from Baku (Azerbaijan) after a routine fuel stop. The plane climbed to an altitude of several hundred feet, before falling back to the ground and erupting in flames. 5 out of 7 crew members were killed.

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