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The preliminary report of the plane crash of the Embraer 190 from Azerbaijan Airlines at Aktau Airport that left as balance 38 Dead people. Foto KCH FM
The 25 from December to 2024, The J2-8243 flight of Azerbaijan Airlines, Operated by an Erj Erj 190-100 IGW license plate 4K-AZ65, suffered a fatal accident during an emergency landing at Aktau airport, Kazakhstan. The flight, which had taken off from Baku bound for Grozny, was forced to divert due to technical problems and adverse weather conditions.
The preliminary report of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Recently published, offers chilling details about the events that led to the tragedy. On board the plane they were traveling 5 crew members and 62 passengers. The accident claimed the life of the captain, The co -pilot, The head of cabin and 35 passengers, including citizens of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia.
The preliminary report of the Azerbajian Airlines accident
The previous report as part of the plane crash investigation, reveals that the aircraft experienced a series of critical technical failures, including loss of GPS navigation systems, hydraulic failures and problems with the trim system. What's more, the crew reported bird strikes and damage inside the cabin.
Despite the crew's efforts to control the aircraft and make an emergency landing, The plane impacted the terrain in an unstable flight configuration, resulting in the total destruction of the aircraft and a post-impact fire.
Key findings of the preliminary report
- Loss of navigation systems: The plane experienced the loss of both GPS systems, which complicated navigation and landing.
- Hydraulic failures: Failures were detected in the hydraulic systems, which affected the controllability of the aircraft.
- Trimmed problems: The quarter system, essential to maintain the stability of the aircraft, also had flaws.
- Bird strike and cabin damage: The crew reported bird strikes and damage inside the cabin, what could have contributed to the emergency situation.
- The pilots commented that an oxygen tank must have exploded in the cockpit, so passengers smelled fuel inside the cabin, This caused them to descend to a safe altitude.
- It was the pilots' decision to divert the flight to Aktau due to the weather conditions at other airports that the air control service offered to the crew..
- Adverse weather conditions: Weather conditions at Grozny airport, including low visibility and low clouds, They may also have played a role in the decision to divert the flight.
- The authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan carried out actions to remove foreign objects: The investigation found multiple foreign metal objects foreign to the aircraft in various areas of the fuselage., engines, fuel tanks and hydraulic lines. These pieces have been sent to specialized centers to determine their origin, which will be revealed in the final report.
Ongoing investigation
The Preliminary report It is just the beginning of a comprehensive investigation that seeks to determine the exact causes of the accident and make recommendations to prevent future tragedies.. The final report is expected, which will include further analysis of flight recorder data and other relevant factors, It is published on a later date.
If you want to read (In Russian) the preliminary report and view images of the foreign objects, you can find it here: https://www.gov.kz/uploads/2025/2/4/84f9ee83af415a658fc3d2830d317889_original.3875924.pdf
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Hi Nicolas!
Thank you very much for sharing this information.
I wanted to ask you the following: In the preliminary report there is talk of the issue of birds and strange metal objects.
Nevertheless, In the photos that could be seen in the networks after the accident, There is no trace of impact with birds (Normally feathers or biological material remain) And if an impact as a shrapnel was appreciated in the photos (Maybe it's not the exact term).
You believe that the political situation of that area where the incident occurred has generated that in this preliminary report the terms to talk about "accident" and not "demolition" are oriented more?
Hello Ernest, good comment. The preliminary report aims to inform what is known in general terms without conclusions, That is why you still do not read the causes of the event. Here I want to clarify that it will always be a plane accident report, But what is going to be determined with the investigation are the causes whether birds or an intentional demolition or not.
You will never read «Report of the demolition of the XXXX plane», otherwise, "Air accident report" will always be aerial accidents, where the causes are the key. About birds, I wanted to clarify that this is what the pilots reported and what they assumed that it had happened.
Thank you very much for your answer, Nicholas, and for the clarifications provided.
We will have to wait for the final report to be able to know the causes that determine for this sinister.
Precisely, It will be time to wait a more weeks or months.