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Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243
The aircraft involved, seen on 18 June 2016
Crash
Date25 December 2024 (2024-12-25)
SummaryCrashed on approach
SiteNear Aktau, Kazakhstan
Aircraft
Aircraft typeEmbraer 190AR
Aircraft nameGusar
OperatorAzerbaijan Airlines
IATA flight No.J28243
ICAO flight No.AHY8243
Registration4K-AZ65
Flight originHeydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku, Azerbaijan
DestinationKadyrov Grozny International Airport, Chechnya, Russia
Occupants67
Passengers62
Crew5
Fatalities≈39
Survivors≈28

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Baku to Grozny operated by Azerbaijan Airlines which crashed near Aqtau International Airport, Kazakhstan, on 25 December 2024 with 67 people on board, according to local sources. Russian news agencies said that the plane had been flying from Baku to Grozny in Russia’s Chechnya, but had been rerouted due to fog in Grozny. The plane was an Embraer 190, and reportedly squawked 7700 on its transponder which signaled an emergency had occurred on board, while flying over the Caspian Sea. Twenty-eight of the passengers survived the crash.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved, manufactured in 2013, was an Embraer 190AR registered as 4K-AZ65 with serial number 19000630. It was powered by two General Electric CF34-10E6 engines. It was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines.

Crash

The plane took off from Baku International Airport at 8:00 Azerbaijan Time (UTC+04:00) on a flight to Grozny Airport. The crew gave a distress signal at 8:35 local time (UTC+05:00) and reported a failure of the control system. Then at 8:49, the pilots requested an emergency landing in Aktau and tried to make it in direct mode. However, at 9:28, the airplane impacted the ground. The crash was captured on video, which showed that the landing gear was deployed when the plane impacted the ground. The plane crashed into the ground at a steep angle, with its right wing hitting the ground first. It then tumbled, exploded, and broke into two major pieces. Photos from the scene show that the damage to the plane is relatively minimal.

Occupants by nationality

Nationality Passengers Crew Fatalities Survivors Total
Azerbaijan 37 ? ? ? ?
Russia 16 ? ? ? ?
Kazakhstan 6 ? ? ? ?
Kyrgyzstan 3 ? ? ? ?
Total 62 5 42 25 67

Reactions

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif,, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov,, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the United States, United Kingdom and French embassies, The Georgian and Romanian foreign ministries. expressed their condolences to Azerbaijan over the plane crash.

References

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  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Survivors of the Aktau plane crash were sitting in the tail section of the plane". www.interfax.ru. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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  10. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Embraer ERJ-190AR 4K-AZ65, Wednesday 25 December 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  11. "Serbian President extends condolences to Azerbaijan over plane crash". Apa.az. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  12. "Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expresses condolences to Azerbaijan over plane crash". Apa.az. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  13. "Sadyr Japarov expresses condolences to Ilham Aliyev over plane crash in Aktau". Report.az. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  14. "Russian President expresses condolences to Azerbaijani President over plane crash". Apa.az. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  15. "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offers condolences following Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau". Apa.az.
  16. "ABŞ və Böyük Britaniya səfirlikləri təyyarə qəzası ilə bağlı Azərbaycana başsağlığı verib". Apa.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  17. "French Embassy in Azerbaijan expresses condolences over plane crash in Aktau". Report.az. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  18. "Georgian MFA expresses condolences to Azerbaijan over plane crash". Report.az. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  19. "Romanian FM expresses condolences to Azerbaijan over plane crash". Report.az. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

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