Fokker 100 crash, Dec 27, 2019 (12 killed), Almaty
Fokker 100 accident on December 27, 2019 near Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan with 12 fatalities. Cause: Asymmetrical loss of wing lift at takeoff...
- Date: December 27, 2019
- Aircraft: Fokker 100
- Location: Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Asymmetrical loss of wing lift at takeoff caused by ice accumulated on the wings while on the ground, with the crew not assessing the weather or inspecting the wing leading edges.
A Bek Air Fokker 100 crashed shortly after liftoff from Almaty on a scheduled flight to Nursultan. The aircraft hit the runway with its tail, left the ground again, then struck a two storey building outside the airport perimeter fence. The final report concluded that ice built up on the wings while the aircraft was on the ground, causing an asymmetrical loss of lift.