Antonov AN-12 crash, Oct 12, 1989 (4 killed), Kirovabad
Antonov AN-12 accident on October 12, 1989 near Kirovabad, Ganja-Gazakh, Azerbaijan with 4 fatalities. Cause: Ground collision after a Su 24 took off...
- Date: October 12, 1989
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Kirovabad, Ganja-Gazakh, Azerbaijan
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Parked
- Cause: Ground collision after a Su 24 took off from a taxiway by mistake and struck the parked An-12.
A Soviet Air Force An-12 parked and being prepared for a mission was struck on the ground at night when a Sukhoi Su 24 began a takeoff roll from a taxiway by mistake. Both aircraft were destroyed.