Boeing 747 TC-MCL

Summary

On 16 January 2017 at about 01:17 local time, a Boeing 747 registered TC-MCL was involved in an accident near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 47 people were on board and 4 died. 35 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 January 2017 at 01:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Nearest airport

Manas International (FRU)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747

Registration

TC-MCL

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA17RA058

4 people died, including 35 on the ground.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Government of Kyrgyzstan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 747 that occurred on January 16, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Kyrgyzstan's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the Government of Kyrgyzstan.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.