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ACT Airlines says 37 people killed in Kyrgyzstan freighter tragedy
FOLLOWING yesterday's tragic crash, ACT Airlines, which operates as myCargo, has named the crew members that lost their lives in the freighter crash into a village close to Manas Airport, killing 37 people.
In a statement, the airline said that the TC-MCL registered, Boeing 747-400 typed aircraft owned by ACT Airlines, was on route from Hong Kong to Bishkek when it crashed over Kyrgyz airspace approaching Bishkek-Manas Airport on January 16, 2017 at 1:20 GMT time. It was carrying a load of 85,618 kg "general cargo", the London's Air Cargo News reported.
"We are very sorry to announce that captain Ibrahim Gurcan Diranci, co-Pilot Kazim Ondul, load master Melih Aslan and flight technician Ihsan Koca passed away in this sad incident.
"Due to the fact that the aircraft crashed into the edge of a residential area, 33 civilians passed away along [with] our four crew members, according to the first information we received."
The airline stressed that there is still no clear and confirmed information about the reasons for the incident. "Our company has commissioned two captain pilots at Manas Airport to investigate the accident together with authorities. Furthermore, our technic staff is on their way to the site."
In addtion, the investigation has started by both, Kyrgyz and Turkish Ministries of Transport and Communication and the General Directorate of Civil Aviation.
The airline pointed out that the flight with cargo from Hong Kong to Bishkek-Istanbul didn't econounter any problems or setback before approaching Bishkek Airport.
The crew rested for 69 hours in Hong Kong before the related flight and checked out for the flight to complete the six-hour flight from Hong Kong to Bishkek, the statement said.
"The crashed aircraft is a B747-400 freighter, manufactured in 2003 and with a cargo capacity of 116.462 kg. As of December 10, 2015, she was in the fleet of ACT Airlines. Maintenance of the related aircraft was carried on in timely manner and according to the aviation standards like the other aircrafts in our fleet," the statement said.
In a statement, the airline said that the TC-MCL registered, Boeing 747-400 typed aircraft owned by ACT Airlines, was on route from Hong Kong to Bishkek when it crashed over Kyrgyz airspace approaching Bishkek-Manas Airport on January 16, 2017 at 1:20 GMT time. It was carrying a load of 85,618 kg "general cargo", the London's Air Cargo News reported.
"We are very sorry to announce that captain Ibrahim Gurcan Diranci, co-Pilot Kazim Ondul, load master Melih Aslan and flight technician Ihsan Koca passed away in this sad incident.
"Due to the fact that the aircraft crashed into the edge of a residential area, 33 civilians passed away along [with] our four crew members, according to the first information we received."
The airline stressed that there is still no clear and confirmed information about the reasons for the incident. "Our company has commissioned two captain pilots at Manas Airport to investigate the accident together with authorities. Furthermore, our technic staff is on their way to the site."
In addtion, the investigation has started by both, Kyrgyz and Turkish Ministries of Transport and Communication and the General Directorate of Civil Aviation.
The airline pointed out that the flight with cargo from Hong Kong to Bishkek-Istanbul didn't econounter any problems or setback before approaching Bishkek Airport.
The crew rested for 69 hours in Hong Kong before the related flight and checked out for the flight to complete the six-hour flight from Hong Kong to Bishkek, the statement said.
"The crashed aircraft is a B747-400 freighter, manufactured in 2003 and with a cargo capacity of 116.462 kg. As of December 10, 2015, she was in the fleet of ACT Airlines. Maintenance of the related aircraft was carried on in timely manner and according to the aviation standards like the other aircrafts in our fleet," the statement said.
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