Aeroflot Flight A-13
1973 Antonov An-24 crash in Baku / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aeroflot Flight A-13 (Russian: Рейс A-13 Аэрофлота Reys A-13 Aeroflota) was a scheduled Soviet domestic passenger flight from Baku, Azerbaijan to Fort-Shevchenko in Kazakhstan that crashed on 18 August 1973 shortly after takeoff killing 56 of the 64 passengers and crew aboard. The Antonov An-24 had suffered an engine failure on takeoff and was attempting to return to the airport when it struck an oil rig cable at low altitude resulting in a crash. At the time, it was the second deadliest accident involving the An-24 and remains the second deadliest aviation accident in Azerbaijani history.[1] The engine failure had been caused by the effect of continuous overheating on the performance of the blades.
Accident | |
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Date | 18 August 1973 |
Summary | Struck a cable at low altitude after suffering an uncontained engine failure |
Site | Near Baku-Bina International Airport, Baku, Azerbaijan 40°19′48.6″N 50°34′08.6″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-24B |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-46435 |
Flight origin | Baku-Bina International Airport, Baku, Azerbaijan |
Destination | Fort-Shevchenko Airport, Kazakh SSR |
Passengers | 60 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 56 |
Injuries | 8 |
Survivors | 8 |