Passengers who survived a deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan have spoken about the terrifying moment the aircraft started losing altitude just 19 seconds after takeoff.
Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar said the plane’s tail had scraped the runway twice during takeoff, leaving marks.
“They are an absolutely reliable aeroplane,” he said. “It’s going to be mechanical error … it’s going to be engineering or human error. Almaty International Airport said the Friday crash of the Bek Air plane in Kazakhstan has caused numerous deaths.David Soucie, a former Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector based in Hawaii, said freezing conditions may have been a contributing factor.
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