16 January 2017

Turkish plane crashed atop a village in Kyrgyzstan

From the BBC, an article (with the usual unbloggable BBC video) about yet another Turkish plane crash:
A Turkish cargo plane flying from Hong Kong crashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan, killing all four crew and at least thirty people on the ground.
The Boeing 747, operated by ACT Airlines, crashed as it was about to land in fog at Manas airport, fifteen miles north of the capital, Bishkek. At least fifteen buildings were destroyed in the village outside the airport, with a number of children among the dead.
Flight TK6491 was to have stopped at Manas en route to Istanbul in Turkey.
Kyrgyz authorities have declared a day of mourning.
ACT is an Istanbul-based airline operating under the name MyCargo. The plane is believed to have been about fourteen years old.
Deputy Prime Minister Muhammetkaly Abulgaziev said on state television that "according to preliminary information, the plane crashed due to pilot error."
One witness, Baktygul Kurbatova, told local media: "I woke up because of a bright red light outside. I couldn't understand what was happening. It turns out the ceiling and the walls were crashing in on us. I was so scared, but I managed to cover my son's face with my hands so that debris would not fall on him."
Another resident, named only as Tajikan, said she heard "a roar and what felt like an earthquake, Many people were sleeping, everything around was burning. One of the parts of the aircraft fell on our neighbor's house. She and her whole family died."
At least fifteen people, including six children, were injured, the health ministry said.
ACT said the plane had no record of technical faults and had not encountered problems during its flight. One of its two flight recorders has been recovered, the Kyrgyz prime minister's office said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his Kyrgyz counterpart, Almazbek Atambayev, to express his sadness at the loss of life.
Rico says he wonders wassup with the Turks? They keep hitting the ground...

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