Plane crash in Kazakhstan:
29 survivors ++ Many dead
A passenger plane with 67 people aboard crashed to the ground near the city of Aktau on Wednesday.
Miraculously, people survived the horror crash: By Wednesday afternoon local time, there were 29 survivors, according to the Kazakh disaster control agency.
It was operated by Azerbaijani airline Azerbaijan Airlines and is identified as an Embraer E190AR. It was flying from Baku to Grozny in Russia’s restive Chechnya region but was diverted in Grozny because of fog.
The plane slams to the ground, fireball erupts
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Initial information by Azerbaijan Airlines put the Embraer 190 aircraft down to hitting a flock of birds.
Since the plane came down close to Aktau airport on the Caspian Sea, many videos of the accident circulated on social networks. The videos appear to show the plane coming down and striking the ground.
Then part of the plane exploded, flames erupted, and people descended on the crash site. A large black plume of smoke was visible over the crash site.
There were a total of 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members, local authorities said.
Is the cause of the crash GPS interference?
Data from the flight tracking site FlightRadar24. com showed that the aircraft appeared to make a right turn in the vicinity of the airport near Aktau and that its altitude varied widely in the final moments of the flight before hitting the ground.
The plane experienced “severe GPS interference” that “caused the aircraft to transmit poor ADS-B data,” it explained in a separate posting online, referring to the information that enables flight-tracking websites to follow aircraft in flight.
Russia has also been accused in the past of jamming GPS transmissions in the area.
Accommodating as many as 114 passengers
The Embraer E190AR emposte, the medium-haul aircraft of Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, with the particularity of being Destined for regional and international routes.
The twin-engine jet measures 36.2 meters in length, has a wingspan of 28.7 meters, and offers seating for up to 114 passengers. The E190AR is tailor made for flexible missions with a maximum range of approximately 4,500 kilometers and cruise speed of 870 km/h.
Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190AR
Powered by two General electric CF34-10E engines, it boasts excellent fuel economy and reliability. Launched in 2005, it has since been in service with airlines across the globe and it’s known for its comfort and modern technology.Video shows moment of disaster
