2016 Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crash
On 18 May 2016, a Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashed after an engine failure shortly after taking off from Dwyer Airport in southern Afghanistan, en route to Mary International Airport in Turkmenistan. Seven of the nine crew members on board were killed in the crash, which was the second incident for Silk Way in Afghanistan after a 2011 Il-76 crash. Two others were taken to hospital and treated for their injuries.
An Antonov An-12 of Silk Way Airlines similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 May 2016 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to engine failure and pilot error |
| Site | Dwyer Airport, Lashkargah, Afghanistan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-12 |
| Operator | Silk Way Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | ZP 4K-AZ25 |
| ICAO flight No. | AZQ 4K-AZ25 |
| Call sign | SILK LINE 4K-AZ25 |
| Registration | 4K-AZ25 |
| Flight origin | Dwyer Airport, Afghanistan |
| Destination | Mary International Airport, Turkmenistan |
| Occupants | 9 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
Arif Mammadov, head of Azerbaijan's State Civil Aviation Administration, said that the aircraft crashed after hitting an obstruction.
Azerbaijan's Accident Investigation Commission dispatched an investigating team to Camp Dwyer to investigate on the Crash.
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