The flight number Z92100 owned by Kazakhstan Government had 100 passengers on board crashed near Almaty airport killing 15. Nearly 85 people are hospitalized at nearby hospitals and 17 among them are critically fighting for life in ICU.
The flight reportedly lost altitude after taking-off and collided through a concrete fence and a two-story building. The unfortunate accident happened approximately at 7.22 AM, local time, said the Almaty Airport Authority (AAA).
Самолет упал близ Алматы: есть выжившие pic.twitter.com/hQEftPeTRs
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Sources said there was thick fog in the area at the time of takeoff and the air temperature was -9C, with very little wind. The flight Bek Air operates a fleet of Fokker 100 jets. The aviation committee said it was suspending all flights of that type of aircraft pending an investigation.
The government said the crashed plane was built in 1996 and its most recent flight certificate was issued in May 2019.
Kazakhstan’s interior ministry said it was investigating a possible breach of flight operations and safety rules.
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