What happened
A cargo flight departing from runway 34 at Ras al-Khaimah experienced a catastrophic loss of control shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was transporting various goods, including several tons of watermelons, en route to Mykolaiv with a total of eight crew members on board.
During the climb phase, the aircraft reached an altitude of 150 metres while traveling at 365 km/h, before ascending slightly further to 160 metres at 400 km/h. As the crew performed the procedure to retract the flaps in five separate stages, the plane entered a rapid, uncontrolled descent. The aircraft fell at a rate of 12 metres per second and struck the sea at a speed of 485 km/h. The impact occurred approximately 16 km from the airport and roughly 800 metres away from the shoreline. The force of the collision caused the aircraft to disintegrate, and there were eight fatalities.