On 18 May 2016, a Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashed after an engine failure[1] shortly after taking off from Dwyer Airport in southern Afghanistan, en route to Mary International Airport in Turkmenistan.[2] Seven of the nine crew members on board were killed in the crash, which was the second incident for Silk Way in Afghanistan after a 2011 Il-76 crash. Two others were taken to hospital and treated for their injuries.[3]

2016 Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crash

An Antonov An-12 of Silk Way Airlines similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date	18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
Summary	Engine failure
Site	Dwyer Airport, Lashkargah, Afghanistan
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-12
Operator	Silk Way Airlines
Call sign	YARD BIRD NAG33CU
Registration	4K-AZ25
Flight origin	Dwyer Airport, Afghanistan
Destination	Mary International Airport, Turkmenistan
Occupants	9
Passengers	0
Crew	9
Fatalities	7
Injuries	2
Survivors	2

Arif Mammadov, head of Azerbaijan's State Civil Aviation Administration, said that the aircraft crashed after hitting an obstruction.[4]

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