The number is reported as 452, and it belonged to "Tretyakovo". According to one source, 7 crew, but no passengers were aboard (all unhurt). According to another source, there were 9 crew, and two of them were injured. The Il-62 took off at DME at 23.08 hrs Moscow time on 22 October and overshoot the runway at 02.57 hrs Moscow time. It caught fire then.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- At least eight people have been injured when a Russian cargo jet has crashed while landing.
The crash happened on Wednesday morning at Manas International Airport outside the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, an official said.
All on the plane were injured, some of them with serious burns, said a duty officer at the Kyrgyz Emergency Situations Ministry.
The jet, an Ilyushin-62, hit a concrete barrier after touching down on the ground, the official said.
One of its wheels broke off, the aircraft flipped onto its side and caught fire.
The plane, owned by the Russian air company Tretyakov, is believed to be used to transported equipment for coalition troops based at the Manas airport.
The troops are participating in the anti-terror operations in neighbouring Afghanistan.
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