Accidents
Accidents: March 2013

Preliminary Report: Regional Jet Destroyed in Crash

Bombardier CRJ200ER, Almaty Airport, Kazakhstan, Jan. 29, 2013–A CRJ200 crashed on approach to Almaty Airport (UAAA) in Kazakhstan, claiming the lives of 21 people aboard (16 passengers and five crewmembers). The aircraft, operated by Scat Airlines, was inbound after a 770-mile flight from Kokshetau and crashed approximately three miles northeast of the airport in weather conditions reported as near zero-zero. Kazakhstan’s airlines remain on an official safety blacklist that bans them from European Union airspace and airports.