ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227570
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Azerbaijan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caspian Sea -
 Azerbaijan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during a training flight. The Pilot Rashad Atakishiyev died in the crash.
27 august 2019 : The plane crash may have been caused by birds, Azerbaijan Defense Ministry has stated.
“the pilot tried to regain control of the aircraft to avoid an accident. However, his injuries sustained in the first collision made it impossible and as a result, led to the crash of the aircraft.”
Sources:
https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/samolet-vvs-azerbajdzhana-poterpel-krushenie-v-hode-uchebno-trenirovochnyh-poletov-27743.html
https://rg.ru/2019/07/25/v-azerbajdzhane-vozbudili-ugolovnoe-delo-posle-krusheniia-mig-29.html
https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/provoditsya-ceremoniya-proshaniya-s-voennym-pilotom-rashadom-atakishievym-28201.html
https://www.meydan.tv/en/article/mig-29-crash-caused-bird-strike-defense-ministry-states/?ref=list-news
Media:
A statement by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has named a bird as the cause of a military plane crash in June, but in Azerbaijan, questions still linger about the incident that led to a pilot's death. #azerbaijan #mig29 #Avgeekhttps://t.co/2zbnZy8bOD pic.twitter.com/vTGGzs2sLn
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) August 27, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2019 11:49 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 25-Jul-2019 11:50 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2019 08:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2019 11:49 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2019 12:02 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2019 12:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-May-2023 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [[Embed code]] |
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