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Small Cessna aircraft crashes near Zabrat airport of Baku (UPDATE 3)

Other News Materials 10 July 2014 14:30 (UTC +04:00)

Details added (fist version posted on 12:18)

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 10

By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:

A single-engine Cessna 172 F aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) CJSC made an emergency landing in Baku on July 10 during a training flight, spokesperson of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC, Maharram Safarli told Trend.

Engine failure occurred in the aircraft.

Two people - a flight instructor and a student pilot - were in the training aircraft, according to Safarli.

The crew chose a deserted spot and landed the plane in accordance with the instructions. .
The plane overturned after crashing.

The crash took place during a cadet training flight, law enforcement agencies told Trend.

The plane crashed in the territory between the villages of Zabrat and Mashtaga, near the Mashtaga Olympic and Sports Complex.

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