Boeing 747-400 crash, Jan 16, 2017 (39 killed), Bishkek-M...
Boeing 747-400 accident on January 16, 2017 near Bishkek-Manas, Bishkek City, Kyrgyzstan with 39 fatalities. Cause: MAK: The crew lost control of the...
- Date: January 16, 2017
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-400
- Location: Bishkek-Manas, Bishkek City, Kyrgyzstan
- Fatalities: 39
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: MAK: The crew lost control of the aircraft's position relative to the glideslope during the automatic CAT II approach and started the go around too late, leading to controlled flight into terrain beyond the runway end.
On 16 January 2017 a Boeing 747 412F freighter operated by ACT Airlines on flight TK6491 from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Bishkek crashed while approaching Manas in freezing fog at night. It flew over the runway at too great a height, touched down about 900 m beyond the far end and broke apart after striking an airport barrier and buildings. All four crew and 35 people on the ground were killed.