Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243
_4K-AZ65_Antalya_Airport_June_18%252C_2016_(cropped).jpg) 4K-AZ65, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed on 18 June 2016 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 December 2024 |
| Summary | Crashed on approach during emergency landing; suspected shootdown |
| Site | Near Aqtau International Airport, Aktau, Kazakhstan 43°53′0.741″N 51°0′21.843″E / 43.88353917°N 51.00606750°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Embraer E190AR |
| Aircraft name | Gusar |
| Operator | Azerbaijan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | J28243 |
| ICAO flight No. | AHY8243 |
| Call sign | AZAL 8243 |
| Registration | 4K-AZ65 |
| Flight origin | Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Destination | Kadyrov Grozny International Airport, Chechnya, Russia |
| Occupants | 67 |
| Passengers | 62 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 38 |
| Injuries | 29 |
| Survivors | 29[1] |
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia. On 25 December 2024, the flight crashed near Aqtau International Airport, Kazakhstan, with 62 passengers and 5 crew on board.[2][3][4][5]
Russian news agencies said that a cause for the crash was because of a bird strike.[6][7] but initial investigations confirmed that a Russian missile caused the AZAL airplane crash.[8] In total, 38 people died in the accident, including both pilots. 29 people survived.[1][9][10][11]
References
- 1 2 "Prosecutor General's Office: According to latest information, 32 people onboard the aircraft are alive and receiving treatment". Apa.az. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes near Kazakhstan's Aktau airport". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ "Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ "Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan, emergencies ministry says". The Guardian. Reuters. 2024-12-25. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes In Kazakhstan". Barron’s. AFP. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan Airlines plane carrying 67 passengers crashes near Aktau during emergency landing". Dimsum Daily. 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ↑ Tayir, Hassan; Vlasova, Svitlana; Butenko, Victoria; Lilieholm, Lucas; Szekeres, Edward (25 December 2024). "Plane carrying 67 people crashes in Kazakhstan, officials say; more than 20 survive". CNN. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Russian missile caused Aktau crash, investigation confirms". www.euronews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Survivors of the Aktau plane crash were sitting in the tail section of the plane". Interfax. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead". Reuters. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon (2024-12-25). "Accident: Azerbaijan E190 near Aktau on Dec 25th 2024, touched down off runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2024-12-25.