This is the terrifying moment a passenger plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, erupting into flames. Footage verified by Reuters shows the aircraft descending rapidly with its landing gear deployed. Seconds after it seems to attempt to land, a huge fireball erupts. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight was traveling from Baku to Grozny in southern Russia. It was carrying 62 passengers and 5 crew members aboard an Embraer 190 aircraft. The crash occurred during an emergency landing attempt in dense fog near the Caspian Sea. A massive fire erupted just 3 km from Aktau, engulfing the aircraft in flames.