Kazakhstan publishes preliminary report on plane crash near Aktau – photos
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Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:03:33 +0200
On Tuesday, 4 February, Kazakhstans Ministry of Transport released a report with preliminary findings regarding the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane near the city of Aktau on 25 December.
Source Tengri News, a Kazakh media outlet, citing the report, as reported by European Pravda Details The report, spanning 53 pages, notes that the investigation conducted under its scope does not aim to establish liability or fault.
The document includes photographs of foreign objects, including metal fragments, found embedded in the wreckage. It emphasises that the information presented is preliminary and may be refined or expanded as further studies and material reviews are conducted.
The report shows that an early assessment of the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190s remains revealed multiple puncture and nonpuncture damages of various shapes and sizes across the aircrafts tail section, vertical stabiliser, horizontal stabilisers, and rudders.
The aircrafts left engine, wing, and other components all sustained similar damage.
Main fire site right wing, nose and central sections of the fuselage, wing centre section and left wing Screenshot report published by Kazakhstans Ministry of Transport The report notes that some of the damages have a perfect rectangular shape.
A considerable number of foreign objects recovered from the wreckage were sent for forensic study.
Damage to the left side of the tail section.
Screenshot report published by Kazakhstans Ministry of Transport Kazakhstans Ministry of Transport also presented a flight reconstruction outlining events following the emergence of a critical situation.
Additionally, the report includes data from the aircrafts black box recorder.
Flight reconstruction prior to the critical situation Screenshot report published by Kazakhstans Ministry of Transport The flight data revealed two loud impacts during the flight.
A flight attendant reported an explosion involving two airplane seats.
The report states that before the aircraft struck the ground, its hydraulic systems 1, 2 and 3, as well as the electrical wiring for the stabiliser drive, had been damaged likely by external influence.
The investigative commission is continuing to conduct a detailed examination of the damage to the aircrafts structure.
A final report on the crash will be prepared upon completion of these investigations.
Part of foreign metal objects extracted from the left stabiliser and auxiliary power unit APU compartment Screenshot report published by Kazakhstans Ministry of Transport Part of foreign metal objects extracted from the left stabiliser and auxiliary power unit APU compartment.
Screenshot report Examples of extracted foreign metal objects.
Screenshot report published by Kazakhstans Ministry of Transport Background On 25 December, an Embraer aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan.
The crash resulted in 38 fatalities.
At the time, Azerbaijans President Ilham Aliyev stated that the plane had been shot down from the ground.
He also asserted that Russia should acknowledge its responsibility, issue a timely apology to Azerbaijan a country considered a friend and communicate this publicly.
Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijans Minister of Digital Development and Transport, mentioned that eyewitness testimonies and puncture marks on the planes fuselage indicated external interference, with the exact type of weapon used to be determined by the investigation.
On 4 February, a source within Azerbaijans government told Reuters that they had conclusive evidence that the plane was downed by a Russian PantsirS air defence system.
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