Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- An Uzbekistan Airways An-2 biplane crashed in the Tashkent region late today, killing 13 military personnel and two crew members.

The aircraft came down in the Orta-Chirchiq district while on a training flight with Ministry of Defense service members, the state-run Uzbekistan National News Agency said.

The crew lost control during severe weather, the agency cited the country's Emergency Ministry as saying.

A government commission will investigate the cause of the crash, the agency said on its Russian language Web-site.

The Antonov An-2 was first built in the former Soviet Union in 1960.

To contact the reporter on this story: Robin Stringer in London at rstringer@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: October 19, 2006 11:45 EDT