Update (1035ET):
“There is no official statement that Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243 was shot down, or shots fired at it, following a video shared on social media showing traces of shrapnel on the rear fuselage section of the aircraft,” Breaking Aviation News & Videos wrote on X.
!! There is no official statement that Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243 was shot down, or shots fired at it, following a video shared on social media showing traces of shrapnel on the rear fuselage section of the aircraft. https://t.co/dWMPUUBynJ pic.twitter.com/6G1E2Kluqr
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) December 25, 2024
Breaking Aviation News & Videos provided a first-hand account of the mid-air incident from one passenger:
“Passenger Kristina from Vladivostok has told the Mash telegram channel that the plane circled over Aktau for about an hour before falling. During the descent, a dull thud was heard, similar to a collision.”
Passenger Kristina from Vladivostok has told the Mash telegram channel that the plane circled over Aktau for about an hour before falling. During the descent, a dull thud was heard, similar to a collision.
Another passenger, Zaur Mammadov, said that he was flying from his…
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) December 25, 2024
Alleged footage of J28243’s final minutes.
NEW:
🇦🇿The final moments of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane before its crash in Kazakhstan were captured by a passenger onboard. pic.twitter.com/E86HWPRHFu
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) December 25, 2024
What is this unexplained damage on the Embraer ERJ-190’s vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, and elevators?
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An Azerbaijan Airlines commercial jet carrying 62 passengers and five crew members crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau. The Embraer ERJ-190 attempted an emergency landing following initial reports of a “bird strike.” Early reports indicate there are 28 survivors.
“Flight #J28243 that crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan is an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 with registration 4K-AZ65,” flight tracking website Flightradar24 wrote on X.
Flightradar24 said, “J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. The aircraft was exposed to strong GPS jamming which made the aircraft transmit bad ADS-B data. At 04:40 UTC we lost the ADS-B signal. At 06:07 UTC we picked up the ADS-B signal again before it crashed at 06:28 UTC.”
Flight #J28243 that crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan is an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 with registration 4K-AZ65.#J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. The aircraft was exposed to strong GPS jamming which made the aircraft… pic.twitter.com/rM1Q0jmMPt
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 25, 2024
“The aircraft was struggling to maintain altitude for more than 1 hour,” Flightradar24 noted.
Here is a graph with altitude and vertical speed data for flight #J28243
The aircraft was struggling to maintain altitude for more than 1 hour (05:14 UTC to 06:28 UTC) pic.twitter.com/mLItiOkzS1
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 25, 2024
The flight-tracking website also noted: “The aircraft was exposed to GPS jamming and spoofing near Grozny.”
What we know about Azerbaijan Airlines flight #J28243
Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-190
Registration: 4K-AZ65
Age: 11 years
Origin: Baku (GYD)
Destination : Grozny (GRV)
Average flight time: 57 minutesThe aircraft was exposed to GPS jamming and spoofing near Grozny.
The altitude was… pic.twitter.com/degVXopts2
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 25, 2024
Russian media outlet RIA News said the loss of partial flight controls was due to a “collision with birds,” forcing the pilot to declare an emergency and attempt a landing at Aktau.
Dramatic videos of the landing approach and crash were posted on X.
New video shows plane carrying 72 people crashing near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan. At least 10 survivors pic.twitter.com/SKGdc1vqFa
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 25, 2024
Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190AR has reportedly crashed at Aktau Airport after having declared an emergency. There were five crew and 67 passengers onboard. More details to follow. pic.twitter.com/8DLjed1tsT
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) December 25, 2024
Another video showing the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 pic.twitter.com/Ze5pQ7Grv9
— BNO News Live (@BNODesk) December 25, 2024
Footage of the survivors.
Survivors of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan coming out from the wreckage. pic.twitter.com/icUjPSrsGj
— Clash Report (@clashreport) December 25, 2024
“Stabilizer changes position downwards in the last seconds, reminds me of the cases of the 737max,” one X user said.
#AHY8243 stabilizer changes position downwards in the last seconds, reminds me of the cases of the 737max pic.twitter.com/p48xzqfuiV
— Vetu Asaber (@Vetu_asaber) December 25, 2024
Were the flight controls locked up?
#J28243
So from the wreckage we can know:
-maintenance hatches are opened.
-stablizer was trimmed at maximum nose down position.
Don’t know if it was indeed set at this position inflight or just being moved by the impact force, but it could tell us something. pic.twitter.com/4Fu57XaOGa— Jeffery骞 (@JefferyK_EntH) December 25, 2024
Perhaps one way to crush altitude with loss of flaps…
This video captures the moments before Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, showing the aircraft repeatedly ascending and descending before impact. pic.twitter.com/ysRQcJWbXh
— Clash Report (@clashreport) December 25, 2024
Bird strike? Or…
Very interesting: Shrapnel marks on the fuselage of Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan today. pic.twitter.com/3X5PTIR66E
— Clash Report (@clashreport) December 25, 2024
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