Plane crash near Aktau: Embraer and CENIPA representatives head to Kazakhstan
The Kazakh Transport Ministry established a commission to investigate the plane crash in conformity with the rules for data presentation and air accident investigation in commercial and experimental aviation, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The members of the transport accident and incident investigation department arrived at the crash site for field investigations, the Ministry said in a statement.
The delegation of the State Civil Aviation Agency of Azerbaijan and representatives of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) air carrier arrived in Kazakhstan.
Field investigations are conducted in close cooperation with the aviation authorities of Azerbaijan.
Besides, representatives of Embraer (Brazilian aircraft manufacturer) and the Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) have already left for Kazakhstan.
As earlier reported, the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, which was operating a flight en route Baku-Grozny, crashed Wednesday morning near Kazakhstan's Aktau city.
67 persons were onboard of the plane, including 62 passengers and five crew members. Unfortunately, 38 people died, 29 survived, said Kazakh Transport Minister Marat Karabayev during a briefing in Aktau.
Among the passengers were 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, of whom 23 died and 14 survived. All three Kyrgyzstani nationals survived. There were 16 Russian nationals, of whom seven died and nine survived. All six Kazakhstani nationals died.
Three crew members out of five survived.
The government commission headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev began its work at the crash site of the plane.
As was reported, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reported to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the current situation related to the passenger plane crash near Aktau.
Upon Kazakh President Tokayev’s instruction, an ambulance aircraft left Astana headed to Aktau.
It was reported that President Tokayev tasked to set up a state commission in connection with the plane crash.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev cut short his trip to Russia due to the plane crash.
Earlier, Kazinform News Agency presented the preliminary list of passengers onboard the crashed plane.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed his condolences to Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev following the incident.
It was previously informed Kazakh Emergency Situations Minister Chingis Arinov arrived in Aktau.
