Bek Air Flight 2100
Kazakhstani domestic passenger flight crash
Bek Air Flight 2100 was a domestic passenger flight from Almaty to Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, onboard a Fokker 100. It crashed on 27 December 2019 while taking off from Almaty International Airport.[1][2]
Initial reports said fourteen people had been killed and 66 were critically injured, with one of the first survivors dying later in hospital, bringing total fatalities to fifteen; however, the death toll was later fixed to 12, without any explanation.[3]
The local government has started investigations and more reports are pending.[4] The exact number of people on board was not immediately determined.[5]
References
change- ↑ "В Казахстане разбился пассажирский самолет" [Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ Troianovski, Anton; Victor, Daniel (2019-12-26). "Kazakhstan Plane Crash Kills at Least 12 People". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ↑ "12 killed, dozens hurt after plane crashes in Kazakhstan". WZZM News. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "12 killed, dozens hurt after jetliner crashes in Kazakhstan". AP News. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 UP-F1007 Almaty Airport (ALA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
