Baku - Bagram AFB

On July 6, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Baku - Bagram AFB experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-76, operated by Silk Way Airlines, with the event recorded near Bagram AFB Parwan.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Baku-Bina Airport at 2126LT on a cargo flight to Bagram AFB, carrying 9 crew members and a load of 18 tons of various goods destined to the NATO forces deployed in Afghanistan. While approaching Bagram AFB by night, at an altitude of 12,500 feet, the aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located 25 km from the airport. The wreckage was found at the first light of day. The aircraft was destroyed and all 9 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4K-AZ55, MSN 20534 20680, year of manufacture 2005.