At the same time, head of the Kazakh aviation division R. Azakov had just returned from investigating a Mil Mi-4 crash and inspected the undercarriage of the Il-18 before it was cleared for the next leg of the journey.
Ao mesmo tempo, o xefe da Dirección de Aviación Civil de Casaquistán R. Azakov acababa de regresar de investigar o accidente dun Mil Mi-4 e inspeccionou o tren de aterraxe do Il-18 antes de que o avión fose autorizado a realizar a última parte da ruta.