| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 23, 2005 |
| Time: | 2227 |
| Location: | Nardaran, Azerbaijan |
| Operator: | Azerbaijan Airlines |
| Flight #: | 217 |
| Route: | Baku, Azerbaijan - Aktau, Kazakhstan |
| AC Type: | Antonov AN-140-100 |
| Registration: | 4K-AZ48 |
| cn / ln: | 36525307036 |
| Aboard: | 23 (passengers:18 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:18 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed along the shore of the Caspian Sea 8 minutes after taking off from Baku. Instrument failure left the crew unable to control the aircraft. |
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