Antonov AN-140 crash, Dec 23, 2005 (23 killed), Nardaran
Antonov AN-140 accident on December 23, 2005 near Nardaran, Absheron, Azerbaijan with 23 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the gyro horizons, linked by...
- Date: December 23, 2005
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-140
- Location: Nardaran, Absheron, Azerbaijan
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the gyro horizons, linked by BAAA to counterfeit assemblies installed during production, followed by spatial disorientation of the crew at night in poor visibility over water with no ground visual references.
An AZAL An-140 on scheduled flight AHY217 from Baku to Aktau took off at night in poor visibility and crashed into the Caspian Sea near Nardaran less than five minutes later. The gyro horizon instruments had failed, and the crew lost spatial orientation before the aircraft entered a steep descending spiral. All 23 people on board died.