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2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash

Fatal plane crash in Kazakhstan

Field	Value
name	2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash
image	Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-72-100 Batuzak-1.jpg
image_upright	1.1
caption	UP-72859, the aircraft involved, photographed a month before the accident
occurrence_type	Accident
date
summary	Crashed on descent short of runway in bad weather
site	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
coordinates
aircraft_type	Antonov An-72-100
operator	Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
tail_number	UP-72859
origin	Astana International Airport, Astana, Kazakhstan
destination	Shymkent International Airport, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
occupants	27
passengers	20
crew	7
fatalities	27
survivors	0

On 25 December 2012, an Antonov An-72 military transport aircraft operated by the Kazakh Armed Forces crashed about 20 km from the city of Shymkent, Kazakhstan, where the aircraft was preparing to land. All 27 people on board died in the crash.

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, when it suddenly crashed to the ground. 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." 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.

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.

References

"Accident description". Aviation Safety Network.
(25 December 2012). "Military plane carrying 27 crashes in Kazakhstan".
"Kazakhstan military plane crash 'kills 27' near Shymkent". BBC News.
(25 December 2012). "UPDATE 2-Kazakh military plane crashes, all 27 on board killed".
(25 December 2012). "Border Guard Plane Crashes in Kazakhstan, 27 Dead".
(25 December 2012). "Kazakhstan military plane crashes, killing 27 near border with Uzbekistan". The Washington Post.
(22 January 2013). "Pilot Error, Bad Weather Caused Shymkent Plane Crash". Satrapia.

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