Boeing 737 accident near Bishkek, KG
On August 24, 2008, a Boeing 737 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bishkek, KG. 65 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 24, 2008
- Place
- Bishkek, KG
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 65 fatal, 0 serious, 25 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.074°N, 74.363°E
- NTSB ID
- 20081003X16307
NTSB summary
On August 24, 2008, at 20:40 local time, an Itek Air B737-200, registration EX-009, serial number 22088, crashed while returning back to Manas Airport. Shortly after take-off the flight crew reported that the cabin would not pressurize and they decided to return back to the airport. About 10 km from the airport, radar contact with the airplane was lost. The airplane collided with the ground and was destroyed by impact forces and fire. There were 7 crew members and 83 passengers on board; with 65 passenger fatalities reported. The Kyrzg Republic aircraft accident investigation commission is being assisted by the Interstate Aviation Committee, Moscow (MAK). If you would like more information on this accident investigation, contact MAK at http://www.mak.ru.
Probable cause
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From Wikipedia
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895, was a Boeing 737-200, registered as EX-009, operating a charter flight operated by Itek Air on behalf of Iran Aseman Airlines which crashed on 24 August 2008 (at 20:44 local time) near Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan while en route to Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran. It crashed while returning to the airport of origin after experiencing technical difficulties.
Text from Wikipedia, “Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
