31 Injured in Crash Landing of Tupolev Airliner in Kyrgyzstan-UPDATE [VIDEO]
Wreckage of Tupolev Tu-134 that crashed in Kyrgyzstan
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashed in the independent Turkic state of Kyrgyzstan at the airport of the city of Osh. 31 people have reportedly been injured.
Reports say the airliner made a rough landing in heavy fog, then proceeded to run off the runway where a wing broke off and the aircraft rolled over.
There were apparently 95 on board the state airline Kyrgyzstan.
The Tupolev Tu-134 has been the workhorse of Soviet passenger aviation for decades but have been plagued by terrible safety statistics, most likely due to aging aircraft and sub-standard maintenance.
Kyrgyzstan is located in central Asia essentially within Russia.
Image: dawn.com/AP
UPDATE: Here is some raw video of the aftermath of the crash:
Category: Airnation
You’re freaking kidding me! No one was killed? the thing flipped and burned? wow…lucky
It will be interesting to find the reason the plane went off the runway. Rolled over? Rather unusual!
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Hearing that there are some critical injuries but it’s always hard to get straight info from Russia. Will try to confirm.
@airnation.net you would never catch me flying on one of those deathtrap Tupolevs! thats crazy!!
can’t believe why they still fly such OLD birds! Those airlines are real terrorist groups!
@MichavonErkner On top of that, their maintenance is terrible. It makes for a really bad combination. Not sure is this was mechanically related, but it was bad weather apparently. They also have alot of bad pilots I’m told. Nice combo.
I heard that a few people have been reported killed. Does anyone know if this is the case?
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