Bek Air Crash

A build-up of ice may have caused a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan last month in which 12 died but dozens survive, a state commission said on Friday.

Kazakh carrier Bek Air, whose jet crashed near Almaty last week killing 12 people, said on Monday the accident may have been caused by wake turbulence, an explanation immediately disputed by the Central Asian nation's air navigation company.

Kazakhstan plane crash: A Bek Air plane with 95 passengers and 5 crew members on board crashed near Almaty, the airport of Kazakhstan's biggest city. At least 14 people were reportedly killed, authorities said.

A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday shortly after taking off, killing at least 15 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said.

A build-up of ice may have caused a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan last month in which 12 died but dozens survive, a state commission said on Friday.

Kazakh carrier Bek Air, whose jet crashed near Almaty last week killing 12 people, said on Monday the accident may have been caused by wake turbulence, an explanation immediately disputed by the Central Asian nation's air navigation company.

Kazakhstan plane crash: A Bek Air plane with 95 passengers and 5 crew members on board crashed near Almaty, the airport of Kazakhstan's biggest city. At least 14 people were reportedly killed, authorities said.

A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday shortly after taking off, killing at least 15 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said.