Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes
On December 25, 2024, an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 aircraft, operating Flight 8243 from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan. The flight had 67 individuals on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members. Preliminary reports suggest that the aircraft encountered a bird strike, leading to engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing in Aktau but descended too steeply, resulting in a crash and subsequent fire. Emergency responders reported at least 32 survivors, with several in critical condition. The exact number of fatalities is yet to be confirmed, but it is feared that over 30 individuals may have perished. Kazakh authorities have initiated an investigation into the incident, and Azerbaijan has dispatched a delegation to assist.
Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash in Kazakhstan Kazakh authorities have initiated an investigation into the incident, and Azerbaijan has dispatched a delegation to assist. Both Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have extended condolences to the affected families. This tragic event marks a significant incident in Azerbaijan Airlines’ operational history, with the last major accident occurring in 2005 when an Antonov An-140 crashed into the Caspian Sea, resulting in 23 fatalities. This tragic event marks a significant incident in Azerbaijan Airlines’ operational history, with the last major accident occurring in 2005 when an Antonov An-140 crashed into the Caspian Sea, resulting in 23 fatalities.
Why did the Azerbaijan plane crash? Russia’s aviation watchdog said
in a statement that preliminary information suggested the pilot had
decided to make an emergency landing after a bird strike. What is the
world’s deadliest airline crash 583: The Tenerife airport disaster on
March 27, 1977, remains the accident with the highest number of airliner
passenger fatalities. people died when a KLM Boeing 747 attempted
to take off and collided with a taxiing Pan Am 747 at Los Rodeos
Airport on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain.