Almaty - Shymkent

On October 4, 2017 at 06:53 PM, Almaty - Shymkent experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-28, operated by East Wing, with the event recorded near Mezhdurechenskoye Almaty Province.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twine engine airplane departed Almaty Airport at 1835LT on an ambulance flight to Shymkent, carrying two doctors, two pilots and one flight mechanic. About 22 minutes into the flight, while cruising by night and poor weather conditions, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to shut down the right engine. Shortly later, the aircraft crashed near the village of Mezhdurechenskoye, some 28 km northwest of Almaty Airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration UP-A2807, MSN 1AJ007-14, year of manufacture 1990.