Kazakh publication Tengrinews published footage of a plane crashing near Aktau airport. Video taken by eyewitnesses was released telegram channel publications
In the images, it can be seen that the Embraer plane flying from Baku to Grozny almost reached the runway, and the pilots tried to slow down by lifting the nose of the plane.
However, the latest images also show a hard landing; The plane appears to burst into flames almost immediately upon impact.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed A commission will be formed to investigate the plane crash near Aktau.
A passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines, flying from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to Grozny, crashed at the airport in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on the morning of December 25. Before the accident, the aircrew requested an emergency landing. According to the statement made by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, a fire broke out at the place where the plane crashed. 52 personnel and 11 pieces of department equipment were sent there.
According to the Azerbaijani news agency APA, there were 67 passengers and 5 crew members on the plane. According to preliminary information, it was stated that the plane may have crashed as a result of a bird strike. reported “Sputnik Kazakhstan”.
Previously in Kazakhstan woke up Criminal case regarding the crash of the Baku-Grozny plane.