37 was the number of dead from the fall of the Turkish transport aircraft to homes near Manas airport in Kyrgyzstan today, and while attempting to land in heavy fog, Kyrgyz officials announced adding that most victims are residents of a village.
According to preliminary official estimates, the accident due to "pilot error" as reported the AFP.
The first estimates of the experts came to this conclusion, as announced by Vice Kyrgyzstan Mouchametkali Ampoulkazigief government at a press conference broadcast on state television.
According to the management of the airport, the aircraft was to make stopovers at Manas near the capital Bishkek, before landing in Istanbul derived from Hong Kong. Crashed in low visibility conditions at 7:31 am (local time).
The aircraft was dragged for several meters into the village, destroying about 15 buildings altogether.
Initially, Kyrgyz officials announced that the Boeing 747-400 owned Turkish Airlines, but then the company loads ACT Airlines airline announced that it was hers.
"The TC-MCL our aircraft, which performed on 16 January flight from Hong Kong to Bishkek crashed during landing in Bishkek at the end of the take-off-landing runway for unknown reason", he said in a statement sent by email to the company.
The President of Kyrgyzstan Almazmpek Atampagief ordered investigation into the cause of the accident and already the competent public prosecutor started investigating the conditions of the air tragedy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Kyrgyz counterpart, as announced by the Kremlin.
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