An-12 aircraft crashed on the way from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk
Time of publication: December 26, 2013, 16:55
Last updated: 9:01
Transport aircraft An-12 crashed near Irkutsk
Head of the press service of the regional Emergency Management Andrey Shutov, while at the crash site, said that by 18 hours in Moscow rescuers and doctors proceeded to recover the remains of
"The plane fell on two storage military unit. At the site of the crash no fuel combustion"
Later, the Defense Ministry reported that the plane "were damaged tops" warehouses
Transport aircraft An-12 crashed near Irkutsk, according to the website of the regional Emergencies Ministry. The incident occurred at about 16:30 Moscow time on 26 December. In this plane disappeared from the radar for one kilometer before the runway, reports RIA "Novosti" with reference to the East Siberian Investigation Department of Insurance for transport.
On board were nine people, reports "Interfax" . This information is confirmed in the Siberian regional emergencies center: it is about a crew of six and three attendants.
Head of the press service of the regional Emergency Management Andrey Shutov, while at the crash site, said that by 18 hours in Moscow rescuers and doctors began to search for the remains. During the night rescuers found all the victims, according to ITAR-TASS. "They are in a plane, as well as" black boxes. "They can not be extracted, are investigative actions," - said Acting head of the MES in the Irkutsk Region Valentin Nelyubov.
- The names of the dead all - aircraft factory employees
"The plane fell on two storage military unit. At the site of the crash fire no fuel," - said in a statement initially, but then those words have disappeared from the site of the Emergencies Ministry. Later, the Defense Ministry reported that the plane "were damaged tops' warehouses.
At the same time, the source told Itar-Tass that the fall in fuel caught fire on an area of 20 square meters, there was no explosion. The fire was quickly localized.
"The plane crashed at an ammunition depot 109th arsenal Grau while landing at the airport of Irkutsk-2. Warehouse is located near the railway station Battery. Information about the victims of military yet," - "Interfax" a source familiar with the situation. In the management of the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry and information denied this information. "In the two warehouses storing spare tools to automotive engineering" - told RBC in the department.
In the MOE, in turn, reported that he AN-12 after the crash was almost intact: "The front part of the aircraft received minor destruction, currently made rescue efforts to find people who were on board. Clear that damaged chassis, these elements that landed, but the tail, wings - all intact. aircraft has not collapsed completely in the whole state. "
"The plane belonged to the factory aircraft, flew from the factory in Novosibirsk airport Eltsovka the factory airfield" Irkutsk-2 "- told earlier source of" Interfax "in emergency services in the Siberian Federal District. According to reports, the plane was carrying parts.
Plane would have fallen due to a technical fault
Crashed plane was released half a century ago, according to a special website russianplanes.net . According to the website, the AN-12B with serial number 3341509 was released on 24 December 1963, the same year he made his first flight. As indicated on the Internet site, at the time of the crash the plane developed a resource on age by 91%, on hours flown - by 31%. The materials of the site reported that the history of the airplane prior to 1989 is not known to the experts, and the side number 12162 was granted to him after the crash in October 1987, bore this number of the replacement aircraft. According to the database, the plane crashed in 1993 operated by the Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association.
Investigative Committee has launched an investigation into the incident. "It's filed under Art. 263 of the Criminal Code (violation of safety rules of air traffic)," - "Interfax" TFR spokesman Vladimir Markin.
Source of "Interfax" in the Russian aviation industry voiced version, why could happen collapse: "The plane crashed, most likely due to a technical failure." According to him, the aircraft "piloted by an experienced crew who repeatedly flying on the route Novosibirsk - Irkutsk." At the same time the spokesman stressed that the weather at the airport at the time of the disaster "was satisfactory."
At the same time the source of ITAR-TASS mentioned another probable cause of the crash - an accident could occur due to crew errors. "An-12 was landing at a low altitude and 10 km from the runway backlog building military depots, and then fell," - said one of the agency's interlocutor. At the same time, according to ITAR-TASS source in law enforcement agencies, the crew of the AN-12 crashed about any abnormal conditions before planting is not reported.
Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ministry of Industry) of the Russian Federation shall establish a commission to investigate the causes and circumstances of the disaster.
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