Cargo 747 crash in Kyrgyzstan

CFIscare

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Apparently it crashed into multiple homes, with dozens of fatalities.

http://www.eng.24.kg/incidents/183715-news24.html

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Not every day you get to see your office on top of a house that it just demolished.

A not so friendly reminder of the stakes in the game that we play. :(
 
Looking at a news source there with google translate:

10:30 - According to the Minister of Emergency Situations Kubatbek boronic, currently found 32 bodies - 28 civilians and 4 members of the crew, according to K-News correspondent reported from the scene. One of the pilot's body has not been found. Total Falling aircraft damaged 43 houses. Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Zheenbekov arrived in the place of crash. It is noted that the first Vice Prime Minister Mukhammetkaliy Abulgaziev, the Minister of Transport and Roads Zham• Kalilov and the Minister of Emergency Situations Kubatbek Boronov are, reportedly, at the scene.

More photos:
http://knews.kg/2017/01/krushenie-boinga-tekstovaya-translyatsiya-sobytij-2/

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How completely horrible. Condolences.
 
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Any intel on the operator yet? In addition to the JC Atlas crew I've got a college buddy flying whales for Connie.
 
747-400F ex-Singapore Airlines Cargo.

This was ACT Airlines aka MyCargo Airlines operating on behalf of Turkish as Turkish Airlines flight 6491.


(Latest info at least so far)


TC-MCL tail.. completely white color airplane
 
I keep seeing that it is Turkish.

Connie still has a classic or two .

I was just looking at their fleet (My Cargo) - all 747-400's, says they have 4 of the Bedek Special Freighter, 2 ERF's and 2 F's.

Interesting.

I was just wondering about the reported crew complement of 4, and whether that meant 2 pilots and 2 loadmasters; or 2 pilots, an FE, and a load possibly.
 
Interesting.

I was just wondering about the reported crew complement of 4, and whether that meant 2 pilots and 2 loadmasters; or 2 pilots, an FE, and a load possibly.

Could be any mix of that depending on their work rules and whatever they were carrying.
 
Interesting.

I was just wondering about the reported crew complement of 4, and whether that meant 2 pilots and 2 loadmasters; or 2 pilots, an FE, and a load possibly.
May or may not apply to this flight but our crew complement is based on the following:
<8 hours 2 Pilots
>8 <12 3 Pilots
>12 4 pilots.
We carry Loadmasters occasionally if it's a charter and there are no station reps at the operating airports and we carry wrenches for the same reasons.
 
Interesting one person initially survived only to die later. I often thought the ups cfit a few years back looked survivable and the airplane was far more intact than this one.
 
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