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Moscow: A Russian news report says a small plane has crashed when the pilot lost his bearings and decided to ask a tractor driver for directions.
No one was hurt. RIA-Novosti news agency quoted a local police spokesman as saying the accident happened Friday in southern Russia`s Stavropol region.It said the pilot lost his way, saw a tractor below and decided to land to get advice from the driver.
Oleg Ugnivenko, a spokesman for the regional branch of Russia`s Emergency Situations Ministry, said the An-2 agricultural plane grazed the tractor while landing in the field and broke its landing gear. He said no one was hurt but gave no further details.
Pilot asks tractor driver for directions, crashes
