50 dead in Russian airliner crash

[PiyaraPakistan]

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian passenger airliner crashed Sunday night while trying to land at the airport in the city of Kazan and officials said all 50 people aboard were killed.

The Boeing 737 belonging to Tatarstan Airlines crashed about 7:20 p.m. local time (1520 GMT; 10:20 a.m. EST). There were no immediate indications of what may have caused the crash. Weather in the city soon after the crash was reported to be light precipitation and winds of about 8 meters per second (18 mph).

Kazan is about 720 kilometers (450 miles) east of Moscow, where the flight originated.

A spokeswoman for the Emergencies Ministry, Irina Rossius, said there were 44 passengers and six crew members aboard and all had been killed.

Russia's last plane crash came in January, when a Russian-made Tupolev belonging to Red Wings airline careered off the runway at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, rolled across a snowy field and slammed into the slope of a nearby highway, breaking into pieces and catching fire. Investigators say equipment failure caused the crash, which killed five people.

 

[kbd-raaf]

Rest in Peace.

One of my phobias is an airline crash. Couldn't be a pilot in the RAAF for that very reason even though I met all other criteria

 

[MKI 30]

RIP.
A very sad incident.

 

[boomslang]

Rest in Peace.

One of my phobias is an airline crash. Couldn't be a pilot in the RAAF for that very reason even though I met all other criteria

Yeah, I can see how that would hold you back.

 

[Armstrong]

To the One we belong & to Him do we return - RIP !

 

[Parul]

Rest in in peace

 

[PiyaraPakistan]

RIP

 

[elis]

MOSSAD/CIA revenge

 

[vostok]

RIP

 

[DV RULES]

Son of President Republic of Tataristan also killed so many questions over reasons of crash.

 

[Manindra]

R.I.P. ..............

 

[I-LEK]

greed! savings in aircraft technology, lead to accidents every day in Russia!
Russia is an old dinosaur skeleton having the Soviet Union in the 21st century!
this oil nipple! suck resources until the end!
people are slaves and payers!
their fate does not mean anything!
Justice does not exist.
this is a common phenomenon in Russia.


RIP