Tragedy on the Caspian Sea: 38 deaths after the plane crash in Kazakhstan!

Tragedy on the Caspian Sea: 38 deaths after the plane crash in Kazakhstan!

Aktau, Kasachstan - A dramatic accident occurred in Kazakhstan: A passenger aircraft from the Azerbaijan Airlines crashed near the city of Aktau on the Caspian Sea. According to the latest information from the Kazakh authorities, which is reported by Volksfreund , at least 38 people died. 29 inmates survived, but sometimes seriously injured. There were a total of 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members. The nationalities of the passengers comprised 37 Azerbaijani, 16 Russians, six Kazakhs and three Kyrgyz. The accident occurred when the aircraft, according to the airline, wanted to fly from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian part of Chechnya.

cause and investigation remain unclear

The circumstances of the crash are still uncertain, and there are contradictory reports regarding the causes. Azerbaijan Airlines initially stated that the machine may have collided with a swarm of birds, but later withdrew this statement. The Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia also confirmed a "bird strike", which could have caused the pilots to start an emergency trial in Aktau. In a video that was published by Zeit , the crash can be seen from a low height, while the aircraft is on fire. In addition, a mysterious reference to a "balloons explosion" was reported on board without further details being known.

The aircraft black box has now been recovered, and both Kazakh and Azerbaijani authorities have initiated investigations to clarify the accident. Reports of possible security violations in air traffic are also the focus of the investigations. President Ilham Alijew from Azerbaijan interrupted an official visit to Russia to meet the tragedy. The exact background, such as an unusual circular duration of the aircraft in the air in front of the crash, have not yet been clarified.