Tragedy on the Caspian Sea: Passenger aircraft crashes - 38 dead!

Tragedy on the Caspian Sea: Passenger aircraft crashes - 38 dead!

Aktau, Kasachstan - In Kazakhstan, a devastating aircraft crash of an EMBRAER 190 aircraft crash on the Azerbaijan Airlines occurred on December 26, 2024. The misfortune in which at least 38 people were killed was near the city of Aktau on the Caspian Sea. According to Volksfreund were 62 passengers and five crew members on board, including 37 Azerbaijanese, six Kasachen and three Kyrgyz. 29 inmates survived, but some of them seriously injured. The machine had previously withdrawn in the Azerbaijani capital Baku and was on the way to Grosny in Chechnya.

The exact causes of the crash are still unclear. Initially, Azerbaijan Airlines reported a possible collision with a swarm of birds, but late this information and thus caused confusion. The Zeit also reported that a video shows how the aircraft falls into the water from a low height shortly before the airport and opens in flames. Investigations by the Kazakh and Azerbaijani authorities have been initiated, while the search for answers to the cause of the accident is continuing. In addition, the black box of the machine was found, which could provide important information on clarifying the incident.