2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash

Fatal plane crash in Kazakhstan September 2019 2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-72-100 Batuzak-1.jpg 1.1 UP-72859, the aircraft involved, photographed a month before the accident Accident 2012 12 25 y Crashed on descent short of runway in bad weather Shymkent, Kazakhstan 42.500 N 69.833 E type:event inline,title Antonov An-72-100 Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan UP-72859 Astana International Airport, Astana, Kazakhstan Shymkent International Airport, Shymkent, Kazakhstan 27 20 7 27 0 On 25 December 2012, an Antonov An-72 military transport aircraft operated by the Kazakh Armed Forces crashed about 20 km mi on from the city of Shymkent, Kazakhstan, where the aircraft was preparing to land. All 27 people on board died in the crash.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20121225-1 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 26 December 2012https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8Le2EXtf2MH7MU7Z38cQTXwj1gQ?docId=CNG.1a962f08fb17905ad4726d7afedc5cd8.e1 Military plane carrying 27 crashes in Kazakhstan Agence France-Presse 25 December 2012 25 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121228040923/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8Le2EXtf2MH7MU7Z38cQTXwj1gQ?docId=CNG.1a962f08fb17905ad4726d7afedc5cd8.e1 28 December 2012 dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20842116 Kazakhstan military plane crash 'kills 27' near Shymkent 25 December 2012 BBC News History of the flight The aircraft had been flying from Kazakhstan's capital of Astana to Shymkent, near the border with Uzbekistan, and was carrying seven crew and 20 members of the Kazakh border patrol, including its leader, the acting director of the Kazakhstan Border Guard Service, Colonel Turganbek Stambekov. Accident The crash occurred at about 19:00 local time (1300 UTC) as the aircraft was descending to land. According to local media, the aircraft had been flying at an altitude around 800 m ft on, when it suddenly crashed to the ground.https://www.reuters.com/article/kazakhstan-aircrash-idUSL5E8NP2P520121225 UPDATE 2-Kazakh military plane crashes, all 27 on board killed Reuters 25 December 2012 25 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121226014418/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/25/kazakhstan-aircrash-idUSL5E8NP2P520121225 26 December 2012 live Emergency crews were dispatched from Shymkent in response. However, the head of the local emergency services department stated, "the plane was destroyed by fire. Only fragments [were] left."http://en.ria.ru/world/20121225/178396877.html Border Guard Plane Crashes in Kazakhstan, 27 Dead RIA Novosti 25 December 2012 25 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121231202429/http://en.ria.ru/world/20121225/178396877.html 31 December 2012 live Kazakhstan's National Security Committee issued a statement confirming that all 27 people on board had died in the crash, and that an investigation into the incident had begun.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kazakhstan-military-plane-crashes-killing-27-near-border-with-uzbekistan/2012/12/25/e28fb450-4eab-11e2-835b-02f92c0daa43_story.html Kazakhstan military plane crashes, killing 27 near border with Uzbekistan The Washington Post 25 December 2012 25 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121226062641/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kazakhstan-military-plane-crashes-killing-27-near-border-with-uzbekistan/2012/12/25/e28fb450-4eab-11e2-835b-02f92c0daa43_story.html 26 December 2012 dead Investigation The investigation commission learned that failure of the autopilot and radio altimeter combined with poor visibility, and the pilot failing to follow instruction to use the barometric altimeter, caused the crash.Pilot Error, Bad Weather Caused Shymkent Plane Crash http://www.satrapia.com/news/article/pilot-error-bad-weather-caused-shymkent-plane-crash/ The Gazette of Central Asia 22 January 2013 Satrapia References Aviation Asia Category:2012 disasters in Kazakhstan Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2012 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Kazakhstan Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving flight instrument failure Category:Turkistan Region Category:December 2012 in Asia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-72