State President extends condolences to Russia
Failure to de-ice a Russian passenger plane before takeoff was the most likely cause of a crash in Siberia that killed 31 people, said federal investigators.
The UTair ATR 72-200 craft, carrying 43 people, tilted to its right side and then sharply left as it crashed shortly after taking off in near-freezing temperatures in Tyumen, western Siberia./.
Failure to de-ice a Russian passenger plane before takeoff was the most likely cause of a crash in Siberia that killed 31 people, said federal investigators.
The UTair ATR 72-200 craft, carrying 43 people, tilted to its right side and then sharply left as it crashed shortly after taking off in near-freezing temperatures in Tyumen, western Siberia./.