Kazakhstan crash probe: Black boxes head to Brazil for analysis
The black boxes from the crashed AZAL plane will be sent to the Brazilian Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA), according to the press service of the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan, as quoted by the pro-Kremlin agency RIA Novosti.
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The black boxes from the AZAL plane that crashed will be handed over to the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents in Brazil (CENIPA). The investigation commission, led by Kazakhstan's Minister of Transport, Marat Karabayev, made this decision. As stated in the communication from the Kazakh Ministry of Transport, the Embraer aircraft was manufactured in Brazil.
According to the standards of Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention, the state conducting the investigation ensures the reading of black box records and decides on the choice of the country for their analysis. Kazakhstan ratified this convention in 1992 and is a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The Kazakh Ministry of Transport emphasized that the decision was made based on the mentioned document and ICAO recommendations, as well as after consultations with the aviation authorities of Azerbaijan and Russia. The CENIPA Center has the appropriate technical capabilities, equipment, and a certified laboratory for data analysis.
Plane crash in Kazakhstan
An Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijan Airlines, flying from Baku to Grozny, crashed on December 25 near the city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan. There were 62 passengers and five crew members on board. Twenty-nine people survived the crash, including nine Russians.
The Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan, Rashad Nabiyev, stated that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane fell victim to external interference. Passengers and surviving crew members reported hearing the sound of an explosion while flying over Grozny.
The head of Rosaviatsia, Dmitry Yadrov, informed that at the time of the crash, a Ukrainian drone attack was underway over the areas of Grozny and Vladikavkaz, which led to the introduction of the "Kover" alert in the Grozny airport area, ordering all planes to immediately leave the airspace. The plane was hit by a missile from Russian air defense.
Azerbaijan sets conditions
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, demands compensation from Russia and punishment for those responsible for the Embraer 190 flight crash. Aliyev emphasizes that Russia should take responsibility for the incident.
Vladimir Putin spoke with Aliyev twice, although Moscow has not officially confirmed the use of a Russian missile.
Source: RIA Novosti, WP News
