1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
On January 28, 1992, Azerbaijani transport helicopter Mil Mi-8 was shot down by a heat-seeking missile near the town of Shusha.
An Mil Mi-8 similar to the accident helicopter | |
| Shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 January 1992 |
| Summary | Shootdown |
| Site | near Shusha, Nagorno-Karabakh |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Mil Mi-8 |
| Operator | Azerbaijani Air Force |
| Flight origin | Aghdam |
| Destination | Shusha |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1993 report by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on aviation security called it the "most significant incident" involving civil aviation in Central Eurasia.
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