The village of Dacha-Suu in Kyrgyzstan is reeling after a Turkish cargo plane crashed into houses killing at least 33 residents and four crew.<br /><br /> AFP: Kyrgyzstan blames pilot error for Turkish cargo plane crash https://t.co/77×8tpKRKR pic.twitter.com/8JJzUfS9pz— Mohamed Naseer (@MDVnaseer) January 16, 2017<br /> <br /><br /> The Boeing 747 operated by ACT Airlines was flying from Hong Kong to Istanbul with a scheduled stop at Manas airport north of the capital Bishkek. <br /><br /> Kyrgyzstan Health Ministry says 37 killed in cargo plane crash https://t.co/KxKpqyQcX1 pic.twitter.com/HqHGNOmM3u— TorontoNews (@torontonews3) January 16, 2017<br /> <br /><br /> The plane crashed close to the runway at 7.31 am local time.<br />as it attempted to land in foggy conditions.<br /><br /> unrecognizable<br /><br /> ‘‘I was asleep in the morning, my wife woke me up. She said there was a bright light and asked what it could be. We went outside and saw flames, fire and thought that a plane crashed. We ran and saw that our village was unrecognizable, everything was ruined,”<br />said one shocked resident.<br /><br /> Kyrgyzstan: Fires blaze at site of Turkish cargo plane crash, 37 left dead https://t.co/iLXxDkJmvU pic.twitter.com/YGm8pnsZf6— Ricardo Nester (@NesterTweets) January 16, 2017<br /> <br /><br /> The aircraft, operated under the Istanbul based MyCargo, is believed to be around 14 years old. <br /><br /> Kyrgyzstan’s deputy prime minister Muhammetkaly Abulgaziev said “According to preliminary information, the plane crashed due to pilot error.”<br /><br /> BREAKING MyCargo Airlines Boeing 747-400F crashed in Kyrgyzstan https://t.co/ZHI8l3RRVG pic.twitter.com/08Pb8PUwjR— AIRLIVE.net (@airlivenet) January 16, 2017<br /> <br /><br /> Investigations are ongoing.<br />
