He was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces on November 20 , 1991 near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh , Azerbaijan along with other high-ranking officials from Azerbaijan , Russia and Kazakhstan . There were no survivors of the crash . Asadov was buried at the '' Honorary Cemetery '' in Baku
shot down by Armenian forces
1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
Mahammad Asadov