Kazakh Air Force An-72 w/o

TF-104G · Post by **TF-104G** » 25 Dec 2012, 19:02

Today a An-72 from the Kazakhstan Air Force crashed near the City Shymkent not so far from the Uzbek border. All on board killed in this fatal crash, 7 Crewmember and 20 people from the Border Guard.

J.v.Heteren · Post by **J.v.Heteren** » 25 Dec 2012, 20:52

http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 20121225-1

An Antonov 72 transport plane crashed some 20 km from Shymkent Airport (CIT), Kazakhstan. All 20 passengers and seven crew members were killed.
The airplane was operated by the Kazakhstan Border Guards. Amnong those killed was acting director of National Security Committee's Border Guard Service, Colonel Turganbek Stambekov. Weather at Shymkent was poor with heavy snowfall and limited visibility.

TF-104G · Post by **TF-104G** » 25 Dec 2012, 22:25

reported as UP-72859 from the Border Guard
http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/3284

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