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2019-12-27 Europe

Kazakhstan plane crash kills at least seven

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-27 00:57|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The article picture shows a Boeing 747 coming in for a landing somewhere.

the plane that crashed is actually a Fokker 100

From the Wikipedia article: 27 December 2019: Bek Air Flight 2100 disappeared from radar at 7:05 am local time. It was carrying 98 passengers. At least 66 people survived with injuries, 50 of them hospitalized, 14 died on impact and 1 in a local hospital. Footage showed houses ruined with sections of the plane strewn across the landscape. The airport said the plane lost height at 07:22 local time (01:22 GMT), before striking a concrete barrier and crashing into a two-story building. There was no fire upon impact.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-12-27 05:54|| 2019-12-27 05:54|| Front Page Top

#2 crashed during takeoff, but no fire? first read sounds like somebody didn’t hit the fuel pits.
but on the bright side, the lack of a fire probably contributed greatly to the high survivor count.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2019-12-27 07:12|| 2019-12-27 07:12|| Front Page Top

#3 12 killed and dozens injured as plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Posted by Skidmark 2019-12-27 09:00|| 2019-12-27 09:00|| Front Page Top

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