What the records say
- When
- 23 Dec 2005
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 40.56° N, 50.01° E
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 23
- Injured
- 0
- Participants
- 23
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217
2005 aviation accident
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 was a scheduled passenger flight between Baku and Aktau, Kazakhstan that crashed into the Caspian Sea at ca. 22:40 on 23 December 2005. The flight was operated by an Antonov An-140.
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