Embraer ERJ-190 crash, Dec 25, 2024 (38 killed), Aktau
Embraer ERJ-190 accident on December 25, 2024 near Aktau, Mangystau, Kazakhstan with 38 fatalities. Cause: Final report not yet published. Azerbaijani...
- Date: December 25, 2024
- Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-190
- Location: Aktau, Mangystau, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 38
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Final report not yet published. Azerbaijani preliminary findings point to external physical and technical interference, with Russian air defence fire suspected of damaging the aircraft before it diverted to Aktau.
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 diverted from Grozny, where fog prevented landing, and crashed three kilometers short of the runway at Aktau after a steep descent. 38 of the 67 people aboard died and 29 survived. Azerbaijani officials and Reuters sources said Russian air defence fire damaged the aircraft, and Russia's president later apologized for the incident.