Russian investigators to analyse Bek Air Fokker’s flight recorders

Russian investigators are to analyse the flight recorders from the Bek Air Fokker 100 which crashed during take-off from Almaty Dec 27. The recorders have been retrieved from the wreckage, says Kazakhstan’s ministry of industry, and they will be transferred to the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee for analysis in Moscow. Kazakh prime minister Askar Mamin, who is chairing the investigation commission, says the inquiry aims to present preliminary findings by Jan 10. Ninety-eight occupants were on board, including 5 crew members, and the accident has resulted in 12 fatalities. Another 53 people have been hospitalised, with 17 in critical condition. Bek Air was grounded in the aftermath of the crash. <br/>
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12/28/19