Narrative:
The Ilyushin freighter, loaded with clothes and convenience goods, departed Taiyuan, China at 05:50 for a cargo flight to Riga, Latvia. Intermediate stops were planned at Urumqi and Baku, Azerbaijan. The airplane touched down at Urumqi at 09:10, taxied to the apron where it was refueled. At 10:48 the flight took off from Urumqi for the next leg to Baku. Some two minutes after takeoff the plane apparently descended, crashing nose-first into a farm.
» MAK
» Xinhua
» Itar-tass
ZWWW 180200Z 17010MPS CAVOK 30/M32 Q1012 NOSIG=
03:00 UTC / 11:00 local time:
ZWWW 180300Z 16010MPS CAVOK 33/M30 Q1011 NOSIG=
accident date: 18-05-2004
type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
registration: 4K-AZ27
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 18 May 2004 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76TD |
| Operating for: | Azal Cargo |
| Leased from: | Silk Way Airlines |
| Registration: | 4K-AZ27 |
| MSN: | 0053460827 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Engines: | 4 Soloviev D-30KP-2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) from Urumqi Airport (URC) ( China)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Urumqi Airport (URC/ZWWW), China |
| Baku-Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD/UBBB), Azerbaijan |
The Ilyushin freighter, loaded with clothes and convenience goods, departed Taiyuan, China at 05:50 for a cargo flight to Riga, Latvia. Intermediate stops were planned at Urumqi and Baku, Azerbaijan. The airplane touched down at Urumqi at 09:10, taxied to the apron where it was refueled. At 10:48 the flight took off from Urumqi for the next leg to Baku. Some two minutes after takeoff the plane apparently descended, crashing nose-first into a farm.
Sources:
» Channelnewsasia,» MAK
» Xinhua
» Itar-tass
METAR Weather report:
02:00 UTC / 10:00 local time:ZWWW 180200Z 17010MPS CAVOK 30/M32 Q1012 NOSIG=
03:00 UTC / 11:00 local time:
ZWWW 180300Z 16010MPS CAVOK 33/M30 Q1011 NOSIG=
Photos
accident date: 18-05-2004
type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
registration: 4K-AZ27
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Urumqi Airport to Baku-Heydar Aliyev International Airport as the crow flies is 3059 km (1912 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Urumqi Airport to Baku-Heydar Aliyev International Airport as the crow flies is 3059 km (1912 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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