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. Arif Mammadov, head of Azerbaijan's State Civil Aviation Administration, said that the aircraft crashed after hitting an obstruction.
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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. Arif Mammadov, head of Azerbaijan's State Civil Aviation Administration, said that the aircraft crashed after hitting an obstruction.
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An Antonov An-12 of Silk Way Airlines similar to the aircraft involved
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2016-05-18
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Mary International Airport, Turkmenistan
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Dwyer Airport, Afghanistan
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Dwyer Airport, Lashkargah, Afghanistan
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Engine failure
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On 18 May 2016, a Silk Way Air ...... after hitting an obstruction.
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