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RUSSIAN PLANE THAT CRASHED IN SIBERIA KILLING 31 PEOPLE WAS IMPROPERLY DE-ICED

  • 02-04-2012 04:50PM
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    EIDW
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    Investigators in Russia say the pilot of a plane which crashed killing at least 31 people was trying to make an emergency landing just after take off in Siberia.

    Twelve people were pulled alive from the wreckage with serious burns and other injuries. They were airlifted to hospital by helicopter.

    The aircraft was flying from Tyumen to Surgut in Siberia

    According to the emergency ministry, eight people were undergoing surgery with four people in intensive care.
    The ATR 72, a twin-engine plane with 39 passengers and four crew members, crashed around 20 miles from the western Siberian city of Tyumen at 7.50am local time. It was heading towards Surgut, also in Siberia.
    An eyewitness from a nearby village said: "There was smoke coming out of both engines before the aircraft tilted to left a few moments before the crash happened."
    According to the website plainspotters.net, the plane had been flying for 20 years.
    Footage from the scene shows parts of the aircraft strewn around a snowy field.
    Investigators say the cause could be pilot, technical or air traffic controller error.
    Vladimir Putin's aide says the Russian president-elect will take personal control of the investigation into the crash as well as personally ensuring support for the victims. The plane belonged to passenger airline UTair which has promised victims' families 2m roubles (around £40,000) in compensation.
    It is the latest in a series of incidents that have given Russia one of the worst air safety records in the world.
    In September last year, 44 people including the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team died after a Yak-42 crashed into a riverbank near the city of Yaroslavl.
    June saw another tragedy when a Tu-134 flying from Moscow crashed in Karelia region, killing 47 people on board.
    In the wake of these tragedies President Dmitry Medvedev promised unreliable airlines would be shut down and air safety would be improved.


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