Fire of the plane in Russia: three clues to explain the disaster of Moscow – 05/06/2019

Russian researchers follow three main tracks explain the causes of the plane crash that occurred at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, explained to Interfax. A representative of the Russian investigation commission. "The researchers are considering several theories, including inadequate skills of pilots, air traffic controllers and technicians who have examined the plane, a flaw in the plane and bad weather," said a spokesman.

While work continues at the airport, the main capital of the Russian capital, works for the moment with only one track available.

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The bodies of the 41 victims of the fire were found. "In total," said the investigation commission, "33 pbadengers and four crew members were evacuated from the plane immediately after landing, the bodies of 41 people were were found in the calcined device and DNA tests were performed to identify the deceased. " .

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Nine of the wounded in the fire are hospitalized, three of them in critical condition. According to the commander of the -100, Denis Evdokimov, the plane was struck by lightning after takeoff, temporarily interrupting communications and forcing pilots to land emergency mode manually.

According to the same pilot, the aircraft had to land with emergency tanks full of fuel, which could have caused the fire after the ground impact. Tatyana Kasatkina, stewardess in the plane, said: "We left and went into a cloud bank, there was a very strong hail, we felt a noise and saw a flash, as the Electricity … everything was very fast ".

After landing, he added, "people left their seats and headed for the exit while the plane was moving quickly." The evacuation started as soon as the plane stopped: I pushed the pbadengers on the inflatable slide.

The plane "was evacuated in 55 seconds", less than the "normal 90 seconds," said Aeroflot spokesman Maksim Fetisov. The two black boxes of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 have been recovered and their conditions have not yet been evaluated.

For its part, Aeroflot shares collapsed 3.3% at the Moscow Stock Exchange after the accident. At the same time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the decision to block or not the aircraft Superjet 100 was to be taken after the results of the official investigation into the accident .

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Source: ANSA