Air disaster

Aeroflot Flight 13

18 Aug 1973 · 40.33° N, 50.57° E

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When
18 Aug 1973
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
40.33° N, 50.57° E
Description
1973 Antonov An-24 crash in Baku
Deaths
56
Injured
8

Aeroflot Flight A-13

1973 Antonov An-24 crash in Baku

Aeroflot Flight A-13 was a scheduled Soviet domestic passenger flight from Baku, Azerbaijan to Fort-Shevchenko in Kazakhstan that crashed on 18 August 1973 shortly after takeoff, killing 56 of the 64 passengers and crew aboard. The Antonov An-24 had suffered an engine failure on takeoff and was attempting to return to the airport when it struck an oil rig cable at low altitude resulting in a crash.

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