23 DEC 2005 An-140 4K-AZ48 AZAL, nr Baku (Azerbaijan), Date
: 23 DEC 2005 Time: ca 22:40 local time Type: Antonov 140-100 Operator: AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines Registration: 4K-AZ48 Msn / C/n: 36525307036 Year built: 2004 Engines: 2 Klimov TV3-117VMA-SBM1 turboprop engines Crew: 5 fatalities / 5 on board Passengers: 18 fatalities / 18 on board Total: 23 fatalities / 23 on board Airplane damage: Written off Location: near Nardaran (Azerbaijan) Phase: En Route (ENR) Nature: Inteational Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Baku Airport (BAK) Destination airport: Aktau Airport (SCO) Flight number: 217 Crashed on the Caspian Sea shore shortly after departure from Baku. Weather at the time of the accident (ca 18:40 Z) was: UBBB 231830Z 30002KT 3000 -RA BKN003 OVC020 08/08 Q1010 88290060 NOSIG= [Wind 300 degrees at 2 kts, visibility 3000m in light rain, 5-7 oktas cloud at 300ft 8 oktas overcast cloud at 2000ft temperature 8C dewpoint 8C QNH 1010hPa no significant weather]
sources: Echo -------------------------------------------- AIRCRAFT PROFILE ANTONOV 140 * Last fatal An-140 hull-loss accident : 23 DEC 2002 Aeromist Kharkiv UR-14003, near Baghrabad, Iran - 44 fatalities * Total number of An-140 hull-losses: 2 * 2nd worst An-140 series accident * Survival rate for all fatal An-140 accidents: on average 0% of all occupants survived fatal accidents