Batumi - Baku - Shimkent

On June 17, 1993 at 10:15 PM, Batumi - Baku - Shimkent experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Tajikistan Airlines - Tajik Air, with the event recorded near Choporti Mtskheta-Mtianeti.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

33 people were known to be on board, 33 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Batumi to Baku, while cruising at the assigned altitude of 5,100 metres, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and severe turbulences. Shortly later, the aircraft stalled, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed on the slope of a mountain (690 metres high) located near Choporti. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 33 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration EY-26035, MSN 106 04, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.9838°, 44.7684°.