Boeing 737-200 crash, Apr 12, 1998, Almaty
Boeing 737-200 accident on April 12, 1998 near Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan with no fatalities. Cause: Overrun after landing on a wet runway,...
- Date: April 12, 1998
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Overrun after landing on a wet runway, with the crew unable to stop within the remaining distance.
An Orient Eagle Airways Boeing 737 on a scheduled flight from Aktyubinsk landed on a wet runway at Almaty and could not stop in the remaining distance. It overran, lost its right main gear and right engine, and came to rest a few dozen metres beyond the runway. All 88 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.