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However, the head of the local emergency services department stated, "the plane was destroyed by fire. Only fragments [were] left." [5] Kazakhstan's National Security Committee issued a statement confirming that all 27 people on board had died in the crash, [5] and also said that an investigation into the incident has begun. [6]
A search team has located the plane’s black box, the Azerbaijan state news agency AZERTAC reported, and the Kazakhstan government has set up a commission to investigate the cause of the crash ...
The pilot, Soeriani Jhauw-Verkuijl, was the wife of Blue Wing Airlines president Amichand Jhauw. Her brother and colleague was an eyewitness to the crash. [6] Also among the casualties was co-pilot Robert Lackin, as well as a family of six from Antecume Pata, citizens of French Guiana. [7] [8] They were to have flown on to Anapaike. [6]
TWA Flight 6963 (28 December 1946) - A Lockheed L-049 Constellation operated by Trans World Airlines crashed short of the runway. 9 people died while 14 people survived. Pan Am Flight 1-10 (15 April 1948) - A Lockheed L-049-51-26 Constellation operated by Pan American World Airways crashed short of the runway. 30 people died and 1 person survived.
In 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian BUK missile system with the loss of 298 passengers and crew.. In 1983, the Soviet Union shot down Korean Air ...
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
All 13 human occupants died when it crashed 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the airport. [15] 10 February 1995 — An Antonov An-72 chase plane had a mid-air collision while following the Antonov An-70 prototype aircraft during a test flight. The collision caused the An-70 to crash into a forested area, killing all seven An-70 crew members. [16]
Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 RF-94953 "09 Blue" crashes into the Black Sea off Belbek, killing the pilot. [38] 25 March A Russian Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros crashes in Krasnodar Krai, killing the pilot. [39] 30 March People's Liberation Army Harbin Z-9ZH 6202 crashes in Hong Kong. All four people on board are killed. [40]