On board the aircraft were 65 passengers and crew. Survivors are not present

The An-148 "Saratov Airlines" plane disappeared from the radar immediately after the departure from Moscow's Domodedovo airport. His wreckage was found in the Ramenskoye district of the Moscow region. On board the aircraft were 65 passengers and six crew members.

What happened?

Four minutes after the departure from the Domodedovo airport in Moscow, the An-148 "Saratov Airlines" passenger plane that followed the Domodedovo-Orsk route (flight 6W 703) disappeared from the radar screens. On board there were 71 people: six crew members and 65 passengers.

The wreckage of the plane was found in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region. Several bodies were also found. There are no survivors.


What is known about the plane, its crew and passengers?

The crashed An-148 was produced by the Voronezh Aircraft Building Association in 2010. Its onboard number is 61704 (serial number 40-06). In 2010, the aircraft was put into operation by the Rossiya airline.

According to russianplanes.net, the plane with the airborne number RA-61704 made the first regular flight in June 2010, and in August 2011 the board set a record for the raid among the An-148 - 400 hours 45 minutes.

In the "Saratov Airlines" reported that there were no complaints about the technical condition of the An-148. They also noted that the crew had sufficient experience.

At the helm was the commander of the aircraft Valery Ivanovich Gubanov, who had a total of 5 thousand flight hours, on this type of aircraft - 2,166 hours of flight.

According to preliminary data, among the dead passengers - more than 30 residents of the Orenburg region, 11 Muscovites, three Petersburgers, one resident of Norilsk and Vladivostok.

There were also reports that among the passengers were three foreigners - citizens of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Switzerland. This information has not yet been confirmed. To identify the victims will require genetic examination.

What happens at the site of emergency?

120 units of equipment are involved in the elimination of the consequences of the crash. Protection of the wreck is provided by about 200 employees of Rosgvardia and internal affairs agencies. An airborne recorder was found.

The radius of the scatter of fragments An-148 is not less than one kilometer. Parts of the aircraft scattered into small debris, large fragments of the fuselage practically did not remain. All the wreckage of the plane is in the snow. In the area of ​​the crash, large drifts, which complicates the work of rescuers. There is a snow-removing technology. Experts conduct an inspection of the emergency site with the help of the latest forensic technology, including a quadrocopter.

The location of the search works is cordoned off within a radius of 2 km by the Rosgvardia and the Central Internal Affairs Directorate for the Moscow Region. Only representatives of emergency services are permitted to enter the cordon. The grouping of the Ministry of Emergency Situations at the crash site has been doubled - almost to 600 people.

For all services involved in the elimination of the consequences of the crash, as well as for the fire and rescue garrison of the Orenburg region, an emergency regime was introduced. According to the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov, the rescue work will be conducted around the clock, the grouping of forces is working in a shift regime. Rescuers of the Center for Rescue Operations "Leader" and Noginsk Rescue Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are deploying a tent camp.

What was the cause of the crash?

The plane fell four minutes after take-off (at 14:28 Moscow time). It is noted that the pilot did not request an emergency landing in Zhukovsky.

There are no reliable data on the plane crash yet. The cause of the tragedy could be weather conditions, a crew error, as well as a technical malfunction, the emergency services reported. At the same time, there were no extreme weather conditions. The investigation studies all possible versions.

The media reported that the aircraft could allegedly encounter a helicopter "Post of Russia." The company said that this information is not true. They also reported that on board An-148 were "only flyers of one of the banks." Earlier on the Internet, videos were recorded from the crash site of the aircraft, on which envelopes with letters were seen. No debris of the helicopter was found at the crash site.

How is the investigation into the causes of the crash?

A criminal case was opened on the grounds of the crime provided for in Part 3 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of the rules of safety of traffic and the operation of air transport, which caused the death of two or more persons by negligence"). "The case was transferred to the central apparatus of the UK The investigative actions in the case are in three regions of the country.

On the scene was sent to the investigation team, which included investigators and criminologists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, as well as criminologists of the Criminalistics Department of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, who have experience in investigating aircraft accidents.

The Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office and the Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office began a check in connection with the crash, during which they will assess compliance with the requirements of legislation during the maintenance of the aircraft and the work of the dispatch services. The means of objective control in the Center for Air Traffic Control in Moscow are sealed, their data will be transferred to the authorities. Investigators interrogate the employees of Domodedovo airport, who were preparing the aircraft for the flight.

The Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office also checks the implementation of federal legislation by the Saratov Airlines. If there is a reason, the measures of the prosecutor's reaction will be immediately taken.

The Interstate Aviation Committee formed a commission to investigate the causes of the An-148 crash. The United Aircraft Corporation said it would provide all the necessary assistance in investigating the disaster.

Rostransnadzor organized unscheduled inspections of Domodedovo airport, as well as airlines "Saratov Airlines". Also all services that participated in the preparation and dispatch of the board will be checked. The results will be reported in the near future.

Minstrans will decide on the possible suspension of the An-148 flights in consultation with Rosaviatsia and Rostransnadzor.

What payments will the relatives of the victims receive?

Passengers and crew members were insured in AlfaStrakhovanie. According to Maxim Topilin, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, insurance payments will amount to 2 million rubles, on social insurance, those who were on a business trip and crew members will receive an additional 1 million rubles in addition. Relatives of the victims of the disaster will receive 100 thousand rubles each. immediate assistance.

Authorities of the Moscow region will pay relatives of the victims for 1 million rubles compensation from the regional budget.

The plenipotentiary of the president of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich also said that the relatives of the victims, in addition to insurance, will receive compensation of 1 million rubles.

The authorities of the Orenburg region, in addition to material compensation, will help relatives of those who died in the matter of repayment of loans and tuition fees.

The authorities of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region will also help relatives of the victims.

What measures are taken by the authorities?

Vladimir Putin instructed the government to investigate the An-148 plane crash and expressed condolences over the loss of life. He also postponed a working visit to Sochi in connection with the collapse and possible need for coordination of the work of the government commission.

Dmitry Medvedev ordered the creation of a commission to eliminate the consequences of the crash, it was headed by Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov. The head of government also expressed his condolences in connection with the death of people.

Maxim Sokolov, Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov, head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, specialists from the Ministry of Health headed by Deputy Minister of Health Sergei Kraev also moved to the place of emergency.

The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov demanded to take under strict control all work in the area of ​​the crash of the aircraft, to provide all the necessary assistance to the arriving relatives of the deceased.

An operational headquarters was set up at Domodedovo airport to provide information on the crash. The operational headquarters for clarifying the causes of the crash and rendering assistance in connection with the air crash was also established in Saratov.

Psychologists MO EMERCOM of Russia in the Orenburg region were sent to the airport of Orsk to assist the relatives of those killed as a result of the An-148 crash.

The authorities of the Orenburg region announced on February 12 a day of mourning.

Link: http://tass.ru/proisshestviya/4948235