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29: 1475: 1463: 347:(CVR) was sent to Moscow. Members of the IAC and representatives of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan successfully downloaded the recorded information. Analysis of the CVR suggested that at the time of the crash, the aircraft was under the captain's command, and that contrary to normal practice, he was flying visually and without assistance from Bagram air traffic control. 1451: 317:
Despite ISAF stating that no Taliban activity had been reported in the affected area at the time of the crash, several attempts to reach the crash site were met with gunfire. The Azerbaijani ambassador to Afghanistan and Pakistan considered that reports indicating technical problems with the aircraft
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Reports on the nationality of the crew varied, with some reporting five Azerbaijanis and four Uzbeks, while others six Azerbaijanis and three Uzbeks. The captain had logged over 4,500 flying hours at the time of the accident. The pilots in main control of the plane were Uzbek Captain Sergei Kuzmin
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On 25 July, the remains of the crew members were delivered to the Association of Forensic Medical Examination and Pathological Anatomy of the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan in Baku.
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stated that the aircraft had been shot down by Taliban rebels who believed it was carrying a shipment of weapons, but Afghan local authorities denied any Taliban involvement.
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in Afghanistan, crashed into a mountainside at an altitude of 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) while descending at night towards Bagram. All nine people on board were killed.
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aged 42, Azerbaijani first officer Oleg Markhikhin aged 32, Uzbek flight engineer Vladimir Shatobin aged 52, and Uzbek navigator Igor Zheng aged 44.
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rebels that they had shot down the aircraft, an investigation found no evidence of external interference, while analysis of the
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It was later confirmed that the aircraft had struck a mountainside at around 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) of altitude. No
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The vice-president of the investigative commission also stated that the aircraft had deviated from the established route.
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Silk Way Airlines temporarily halted its operations to Afghanistan following the accident, resuming them on 21 July.
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4K-AZ55, serial number 2053420680. Built in 2005, it was operated by Silk Way Holding, a company linked to
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was received from the crew before contact was lost. The same aircraft had recently flown from
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were not true, and that in his opinion the Taliban were indeed responsible for its loss.
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On 6 July 2011, a Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo aircraft on a flight from
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Shortly before arriving at Bagram, the flight disappeared from radar. An
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List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in Afghanistan
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The wreckage of the Il-76 was located the following day in the
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List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War
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Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-76
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ABC.az. 21 July 2011. Archived from 492:. News.Az. 6 July 2011. Archived from 1394:Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crash 7: 1064:South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash 1004:Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 crash 664:from the original on 23 August 2011. 577:Accident description for 4K-AZ55 527:from the original on 23 August 2011. 331:Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority 1413:Badakhshan Dassault Falcon 10 crash 1362:Transafrik International Flight 662 954:Missinippi Airways Cessna 208 crash 854:Central American Airways Flight 731 566:from the original on 8 August 2011. 219:Heydar Aliyev International Airport 127:Heydar Aliyev International Airport 685:from the original on 4 March 2016. 646:from the original on 11 July 2011. 628:from the original on 17 July 2011. 548:from the original on 4 March 2016. 205:suggested the crash was a case of 14: 1194:Manila Beechcraft Queen Air crash 241:on 6 July (21:10 on 5 July UTC). 1473: 1461: 1449: 800:Aviation accidents and incidents 16:Aviation accident in Afghanistan 1518:July 2011 events in Afghanistan 452:Burch, Jonathon (6 July 2011). 388:Hradecky, Simon (6 July 2011). 1134:Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823 994:Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 864:Garbuzovo Antonov An-148 crash 207:controlled flight into terrain 67:Controlled flight into terrain 1: 1184:Arkansas Piper Cherokee crash 1174:LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 1084:Chilean Air Force C-212 crash 1044:Afghanistan Chinook shootdown 1034:Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 924:Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 884:Southwest Airlines Flight 812 729:. 9 July 2011. Archived from 425:Leysan, Leila (6 July 2012). 335:Interstate Aviation Committee 278:The aircraft involved was an 263:to Baku without any problem. 217:The Il-76 had taken off from 1386:National Airlines Flight 102 1370:Silk Way Airlines Flight 995 1300:Ariana Afghan Airlines crash 974:Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952 964:Silk Way Airlines Flight 995 22:Silk Way Airlines Flight 995 1154:Moremi Air Cessna 208 crash 984:Angara Airlines Flight 9007 894:Georgian Airways Flight 834 874:Trans Air Congo An-12 crash 79:, approx. 40 km SW of 1539: 1308:Indian Airlines Flight 814 1014:Asiana Airlines Flight 991 233:of cargo destined for the 197:Despite initial claims by 1423: 1203: 815: 681:. News.Az. 11 July 2011. 660:. News.Az. 25 June 2013. 624:. News.Az. 11 July 2011. 562:. News.Az. 21 July 2011. 544:. News.Az. 23 July 2011. 26: 1378:Boeing Chinook shootdown 1354:Pamir Airways Flight 112 1144:Airlines PNG Flight 1600 642:. News.Az. 8 July 2011. 523:. 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Index


Cologne Bonn Airport
Controlled flight into terrain
Ghorband District
Bagram Airfield
Ilyushin Il-76TD
Silk Way Airlines
Registration
Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Baku
Bagram Airfield
Bagram
Baku
Bagram Air Base
Taliban
flight recorders
controlled flight into terrain
Heydar Aliyev International Airport
local time
UTC
tonnes
International Security Assistance Force
local time
air traffic controller
Kabul
distress call
Kuwait
Ghorband District
Ilyushin Il-76TD
registration

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