Aircraft Crashes Record Office
Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques

Accident description
   
     
Date & Time
 
18MAY2004 at 1050LT
Type of Aircraft
 
Operator
 
AZAL Cargo Air Company
Registration
 
4K-AZ27
Location
 
Urumqi
   
Flight number
   
Schedule
 
Taiyuan - Urumqi - Baku - Riga
 
Construction number
 
0053460827
Year of manufacture
 
1985
     
Crew on board
 
7
Pax on board
 
0
Crew fatalities
 
7
Pax fatalities
 
0
Other fatalities
 
0
Total fatalities
 
7

Circumstances
 
Two minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed near a farm located 10 km from airport. Weather was good at the time of accident with a wind of 36 km/h from 170°.
 
   
   



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