| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 25, 2012 |
| Time: | 1855 |
| Location: | Near Shymkent, Kazakhstan |
| Operator: | Military - Kazakhstan Border Guards |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Astana - Shymkent |
| AC Type: | Antonov AN-72-100D |
| Registration: | UN-72859 |
| cn / ln: | 36576092859 |
| Aboard: | 27 (passengers:20 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 27 (passengers:20 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The military transport crashed 12 miles from the Shymket Airport while making a descent to land, in heavy winds and snow.The fatalities included a crew of seven and 20 border guards, including the acting head of the ex-Soviet nation's border protection service, Col. Turganbek Stambekov |
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