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Fatal Events Since 1999 for Itek Air
The following are either fatal events involving at least one passenger death or significant safety occurrences involving the airline. Excluded would be events where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs. The passenger fatalities in the numbered events may be due to accidents, hijackings, sabotage, or military action.
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24 August 2008; Itek Air 737-200; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: The aircraft was on a scheduled international flight from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Tehran, Iran. About 10 minutes after takeoff, the crew turned back to the departure airport and also reported some kind of technical problem, crashing short of the runway. There were about 83 passengers and seven crew on the aircraft, including 17 members of Kyrgyzstan's national basketball youth team. Seven team members reportedly survived. At least 65 of those on board, including five of the seven crew members, were killed.
Itek Air had been banned from operating in the EU according to a list published on 24 July 2008.About the 737
This was the 65th fatal event involving the 737, and the 47th involving the 737-200 series. The first 737-200 series aircraft began commercial operations in 1968, and the last 737-200 was delivered in 1988. The first fatal event for the 737 was a 737-200 crash in 1972. This latest crash was the 19th fatal 737 event since 2000, with 11 of the 19 involving a 737-200. The last fatal 737-200 event in North America or the European Union was a crash in Colorado Springs, CO in 1991.Initial Reports on the Event
Audio: Initial Podcast 24 August 2008
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Video Version of the Initial Accident Report
A transcript of the podcast is available at http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show63.htmFor more videos, visit the AirSafe.com YouTube channel.
Map of Kyrgyzstan
Related Resources
Fatal Events involving the 737 series aircraft
Fatal Events by Model
Fatal Event Rates by Model
U.S. Accidents by Aircraft Model
http://airsafe.com/events/airlines/itek.htm -- Revised: 24 August 2008
