Kazakh deputy PM Roman Sklyar named preliminary causes of the crash in Almaty, Tengrinews.kz reported.

“These are preliminary versions ... Twice the plane touched the tail of the runway. It’s either a pilot’s mistake or technical reasons," the Deputy PM noted.

He noted that the reasons will be established by a special technical examination.

As reported earlier, 14 people were killed, 35 were injured as Bek Air flight from Kazakhstan’s Almaty to Nur-Sultan lost altitude during the flight and hit a concrete fence on the ground. There was a crash with the two-story building.

Bek Air and Fokker 100 planes’ flights have been suspended, Tengrinews reports.

According to the Interior Ministry, the identities of the 7 casualties have been identified so far, and the exact number of survivors will be available after rescue work is completed.