PILOTS IN DEADLY RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH WERE DRUNK: REPORT
Moscow,Russia : Russia’s investigative
agency says both the pilots of a plane that crashed last month in Russia’s far
east, killing 10 people, were drunk.
The Investigative Committee
said Monday that a forensic study found the first pilot of the local flight was
lightly intoxicated and his co-pilot was moderately intoxicated when their
An-28 slammed into a forest on the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sept. 12. Ten of 14
people on board, including both pilots, were killed.
Investigators say they are
looking into who was responsible for letting the pilots board.
Russia has had a series of
deadly crashes in recent years, rooted in lax government controls, poor crew
training and neglect of safety rules. Investigators determined that the pilot
of a plane that crashed in June 2011, killing 47, was also drunk.
15/10/2012 : The Star.
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