What is known about the crash of An-148 in the suburbs
On Board were 65 passengers and crew.
The crash of An-148 in the suburbs. Official информация8-800-775-17-17″Hot line” for the plane crash in ПодмосковьеПодробнее8-495-983-79-01Справочная MOE России8-499-216-99-99Единый “telephone hotline” of EMERCOM России8-498-505-41-70″the Telephone hotline” of EMERCOM RF, Moscow области8-3532-308-999″hotline” of the operational headquarters EMERCOM in the Orenburg области11 February 2018 passenger An-148 aircraft disappeared from radar screens after taking off from Moscow to Orsk. Later in the Ramenskoye district of the Moscow region were found fragments of the aircraft. On Board were 71 people.
- The list of passengers and crew members of the crashed aircraft An-148
What happened
After less than 10 minutes after taking off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport passenger plane An-148 of “Saratov airlines”, EN route Domodedovo — Orsk (flight 6W 703), disappeared from the radar. According to preliminary data, onboard there were 71 people: six crew members and 65 passengers. More than 60 passengers were residents of the Orenburg region.
Its fragments found in the Ramenskoye district of Moscow region. Were also found several dead bodies. According to preliminary data, no survivors.
What is known about the crashed plane
Crashed An-148 was released by the Voronezh aircraft manufacturing Association in 2010. His tail number 61704 (serial number 40-06). In 2010, the aircraft was handed over in operation in the airline “Russia”.
According to the website russianplanes.net the aircraft with tail number RA-61704 made its first regular flight in June 2010 and in August 2011, the Board set a record on the fly, among the An-148 — 400 hours and 45 minutes.
Passengers and crew were insured in “Alfa insurance”. Employees are already in contact with “the Saratov airlines” and participate in clarifying the circumstances of the emergency.
What was the cause of the crash
Reliable data about the plane crash yet. The cause of the tragedy could be weather conditions, crew error and technical failure, said emergency services. While extreme weather conditions were not. The investigation examines all possible versions of causes of the crash.
In mass media there was information that the aircraft could supposedly encounter with the helicopter, “Mail of Russia”. The company stated that this information is not true. There was also informed that onboard An-148 was a small bag with the mail correspondence with a weight of 20 kg. Previously, the Internet was published video from the scene of the crash, which was visible envelopes with letters.
Saratov Airlines flight #6W703 has crashed about 5-6 minutes after take off from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow.
During the last seconds before it crashed, the aircraft was falling with up to 22,000 feet per minute.
The aircraft involved was a 7 year old Antonov An-148. pic.twitter.com/0ENfhyI9Ts
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 11, 2018
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What happens in the emergency
More than 150 people and 20 pieces of equipment brought to the aftermath of the crash.
In Ramenskiy district of Moscow region sent a team of rescuers, ready introduced the squad “Centrospas” and center “Leader”. The emergency also left seven brigades of the Center of medicine of accidents.
The Minister of transport of the Russian Federation Maxim Sokolov, Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov, the head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin also went to the scene of the emergency.
At the scene, directed investigative team, which included investigators and forensic MSUT RF IC, as well as CSU forensics GU SK of the Russian Federation, having experience in investigation of aircraft accidents.
What the authorities are doing
Vladimir Putin instructed the government to investigate the crash of An-148. The President also expressed his condolences in connection with death of people.
The RF IC opened a criminal case on the fact of wreck of the plane on the grounds of crime under part 3 St. 263 criminal code of Russian Federation (“Infringement of safety rules of movement and operation of air transport, entailed on imprudence death of two or more persons”)”. Head SK the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin has instructed to bring a criminal case on the fact of the collapse of the Central apparatus of the SC.
At the scene, directed investigative team, which included investigators and forensic MSUT RF IC, as well as CSU forensics GU SK of the Russian Federation, having experience in investigation of aircraft accidents.
Moscow interregional transport Prosecutor’s office and the southern transport office of public Prosecutor has begun check in connection with the crash. It will assess the compliance in the implementation of the maintenance of the aircraft, work of dispatching services. Means of objective control Centre air traffic control in Moscow is sealed, their data will be handed over to the authorities.
South transport Prosecutor’s office began check of execution of the Federal legislation “the Saratov airlines”. If there are grounds will be taken prosecutorial response.