Kyrgyzstan crash cause still unknown

bishkek - It is not yet clear what caused the crash of an aircraft of the Turkish air company ACT Airlines. The plane crashed Monday morning in a residential area near the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. Thereby certainly came 37 people dead, according to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergencies.

The unit had departed earlier from Hong Kong to Istanbul and would make a stopover at the Manas airport. On landing the aircraft came in trouble and collapsed in a residential area in the village Suu Dachi. It was foggy when the plane approached the airport, but it is not clear whether this played a role. The airline writes in a statement that the cause is not yet known.

The Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Moetsjammetkali Abdoelgasjiev told the Russian news agency Tass that there is still little known. ' It could have been a pilot error, but the investigation is still ongoing. ''

As a result of the crash fifteen houses were destroyed. Not only four crew members were killed, including dozens of people on the ground were killed, including six children. smoke rises on the site of the disaster and scattered remains of the device are everywhere. An area the size of a football field is destroyed.

The Boeing 747-400 was Turkish Airlines, as previously reported by various media, but was of ACT Airlines.