AirlinesKazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport A passenger jet has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people but leaving dozens of survivors.
The Bek Air plane was flying from Almaty - Kazakhstan's largest city - to the capital Nur-Sultan when it smashed into a building just after take-off.
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LinkRussian investigators to analyse Bek Air Fokker’s flight recorders Russian investigators are to analyse the flight recorders from the Bek Air Fokker 100 which crashed during take-off from Almaty on 27 December.
The recorders have been retrieved from the wreckage, says Kazakhstan’s ministry of industry, and they will be transferred to the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee for analysis in Moscow.
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LinkBek Air Fokker crash inquiry set to analyse freezing Almaty conditions Investigators probing the fatal Bek Air Fokker 100 accident at Almaty will be seeking to establish whether freezing conditions contributed to the aircraft’s failure to climb away during take-off.
Mist was present at the time, according to Almaty airport meteorological data, with the air temperature of minus 12C close to the dew point of minus 13C.
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LinkBek Air grounded after fatal Fokker 100 accident at Almaty Kazakhstan’s government has suspended flight authorisation for local operator Bek Air in the aftermath of the fatal Fokker 100 accident at Almaty.
The aircraft had been operating flight Z92100 to the capital, Nur-Sultan, when it lost height after take-off and crashed into a concrete wall, says the Kazakh ministry of industry.
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