The aircraft veered off course and plunged to the ground. The pilot in command was Commander Vladimir Evdokimov who had a total of 18,194 flight hours, including 1,010 hours as commander CRJ 200. Initial investigations suggest the aircraft crash was not due to a mechanical malfunction. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and there was no fire. 

SCAT Airlines reported “this is the first emergency involving aircraft SCAT fifteen years in the skies of Kazakhstan. Our airline has always paid and pays special attention to safety”. The Bombardier CRJ200 (CL600-2B19), serial number 7413, state registration mark UPCJ006 was manufactured in 2000. The aircraft received basic maintenance passed on December 15, 2012. 

“Now senseless and cruel to people who have suffered a great loss and advance speculate on the reasons for the disaster. In the cause of the accident took the life of twenty-one person understands a special government commission. Its results will be published. For our part we express our deep and sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims. We lost friends, with whom we have years of working together, and true friendship and grieve with you”.