An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190, registration 4K-AZ65 performing flight J2-8243 from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Grozny (Russia) with 62 passengers and 5 crew, had diverted from Grozny to Aktau (Kazakhstan) due to weather and attempted an emergency landing on Aktau’s runway 11 at 11:28L (06:28Z) about one hour after the aborted approach to Grozny. The aircraft was turning onto final approach but impacted ground off the runway and caught fire. Rescue services were able to rescue 32 people alive. 4 bodies were recovered so far.
Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry reported 62 passengers and 5 crew were on board of the aircraft, 32 were rescued alive. 4 bodies have been recovered.
The airline reported there were 62 passengers (37 Azerbaijani, 16 Russian, 6 Kazakh and 3 Kyrgyz citizens) and 5 crew on board. The aircraft made an emergency landing about 3km (1.6nm) from Aktau’s Airport. A hotline has been established. The airline published a list with the names of the occupants.
Kazakhstan’s Health Services report, 28 survivors were taken to hospitals, 7 of them are in intensive care.
Due to GPS jamming and spoofing in the region existing radar data do not tell the true flight path and can not be used to analyse the aircraft’s problems.
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Latest visuals from the wreckage of the aircraft shows the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190AR (4K-AZ65) passenger plane was hit by projectiles/Gun shots during the flight.
Aircraft was traveling from Baku to Grozny crashes near Aktau, Kazakhstan.
