Tengrinews.kz - Azerbaijani news portals reported on the preliminary cause of the crash of a passenger plane in Aktau, according to Olke.az.
According to media reports, the cause of the disaster was the collision of the plane with a flock of birds.
"The Embraer 190 plane, operating the Baku-Grozny flight №J2-8243 of the Azerbaijan Airlines, made an emergency landing three kilometers away from the city of Aktau. According to preliminary information, the cause of the incident was the collision of the plane with a flock of birds," the report says.
Tengrinews.kz readers are sending a report from the RSE Kazaeronavigatsia. It should be noted that this information is not official and has not been confirmed.
"At 11:10 AM, the RSE Kazaeronavigatsia received information: the Embraer190 AHY8243 aircraft, flying on the Baku-Grozny route, declared an emergency situation due to a collision with a bird and a steering failure with landing in the city of Aktau. The Emergency Situations Department (11 hp and 3 tech) is heading to the scene. The estimated landing time is 11:02 AM," the statement said.
Recall: Оn the morning of December 25, a passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed in Aktau.
