Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56
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Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Nakhchivan to Baku operated by Azerbaijan Airlines which crashed on 5 December 1995, killing 52 people. The aircraft servicing the flight, a Tupolev Tu-134B-3, experienced engine failure while climbing. The pilots performed a forced landing that required a sharp right turn to avoid an apartment block. The aircraft crashed in the south-western outskirts of Nakhchivan, 3,850 m (2.39 mi) from the airport runway.[1]
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Date | 5 December 1995 (1995-12-05) |
Summary | Engine failure, inadvertent shut-down of serviceable engine |
Site | 3,850 m (2.39 mi) from the Nakhchivan airport runway 39°11′50″N 45°23′40″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134B-3 |
Operator | Azerbaijan Airlines |
Registration | 4K-65703 |
Flight origin | Nakhchivan Airport (NAJ/UBBN), Nakhchivan |
Destination | Baku-Bina International Airport (BAK/UBBB), Baku |
Occupants | 82 |
Passengers | 76 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 52 |
Injuries | 30 |
Survivors | 30 |
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The crash became Azerbaijan Airlines' deadliest accident.[1] The airline no longer operates the Tu-134.[2]