Possible Pilot Error In Russia Crash
Jun 22, 2014 2:49 AM
A pilot helping to investigate a Russian jet crash that killed 44 people, including an entire hockey team, said Thursday that a simulation pointed to pilot error as the cause.
The Yak-42 jet crashed into the banks of the Volga River Sept. 7 moments after takeoff from the city of Yaroslavl in western Russia, wiping out Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of Russia's CHL, including several former NHL players.
Test pilot Vasily Sevastyanov told state-run Channel One television that the plane went into a spin because a pilot pulled it up too sharply following an abnormally slow run.
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