737-200 crash
Info I have that their were 90 onboard and 71 have died. This will be fresh on the heels of the Spanair disaster and im sure will not put the public at ease.
"Sixty-five people have died in a crash of a passenger plane in the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek.
The Boeing 737-200, chartered by an Iranian company and bound for Tehran, crashed soon after take-off, a spokeswoman for Manas airport said.
'It took off and reported a technical problem and tried to return to the airport,' the spokeswoman said."
"Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6875 from Bishkek (FRU), Kyrgyzstan to Tehran (THR), Iran was carried out by Itek Air.
The airplane reportedly departed about 20:30 and crashed shortly after takeoff. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the pilot had attempted to return to the airport for an emergency landing.
METAR weather reported indicate that there was a thunderstorm with associated rain passing over Bishkek from 16:30 to 20:00 local time. Over that period the wind shifted from 220 degrees to 100 degrees at 20:30. Wind was blowing at about 6 kts, with wind variable at 23 knots. The temperature had dropped from 31 to 27 degrees C.
The registration is said to have been EX-311, but this has not been confirmed yet by official reports"