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Sky Service Chopper Crashes

On January 17, 2019 at 15:59 minutes local time, Sky Service Chopper Eurocopter EC-130T2 crashed in Almaty, Kazakhstan on the grounds of a sanatorium. The pilot Valentin Shitov survived the impact but did not make it to the hospital. The ferry flight took off from Boralday but did not arrive at its destination Big Almaty Lake.

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Plane Crash in Kazakhstan Leaves 5 Dead

A small plane crashed in Ile district of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan, on October 3rd.

The An-28 plane was heading from Almaty to Shymkent, Kazakhstan, when it went down.

There were five people aboard at the time, including two doctors and three crew members; all of them were killed in the crash.

The cause of crash is being investigated.

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Air Astana Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Engine Issue

Air Astana flight KC-857 had to return and make an emergency landing in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 25th.

The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Aktau, Kazakhstan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.