Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56

Historical eventDecember 51995

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56 crashes near Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, killing 52 people.

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When
Tuesday, December 5 199531 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1995-12-05.

Place: Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.

Type: aviation accident.

Deaths reported: 52.

What happened

Investigation A joint investigation by the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee , the aircraft manufacturer, engine manufacturer and Azerbaijani Ministry of National Security was launched. Azerbaijan Airlines believed defective spare parts caused the crash. The joint investigation commission found that vibration caused the nuts on the engine mounts to loosen and fall off. This caused the engine turbines to shift and become damaged, leading to the crash. Azerbaijan Airlines deputy head Nazim Javadov, however,

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, from Nakhchivan Airport to Baku, which crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing on 5 December 1995, killing 52 out of the 82 people on board. The twin-engine aircraft operating the flight, a Tupolev Tu-134, experienced an engine failure shortly after take-off, but the second engine that was operable was shut down in error. The pilots attempted a forced landing,

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