Investigators: Pilots of crashed plane were drunk
MOSCOW (AP) - 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.
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.
Hmm... I guess I should cancel my flight on the Chyort Voz'mi Airline to Vladivostok this coming holidays.
Wait! You mean there are people in Russia that are NOT always drunk? I thought that Vodka was what baby's are fed straight from momma's breast and just continue drinking that like American's suck down super-sized soda's.
And there are people in the US who insist the less regulation the better...
Okay, just thinking out loud here but what if pinning this accident on the pilots is total BS? After all this is Russia we are talking about and according to the article "Russia has had a series of deadly crashes in recent years, rooted in lax government controls, poor crew training and neglect of safety rules".
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I think it would be totally in character of the Putin regime to want to deflect criticism of government culpability by putting the blame on two dead guys who can't fight back.
 @Petwlkr Drunk driving laws are barely if at all enforced in Russia. That's a whole different culture and with with government services ran to the ground and are underfunded it all makes sense
 @Larry*X*K Agreed it does make sense but it also makes sense not to take anything Putin's regime says at face value. Like I said I was just throwing out a theory to be considered.
Holy moly...Condolances to all....Glad I don't fly much these days with all thats going on and now this.
 @F4I right you are. No more flights around Kamchatka for me either.Â
@tufa23 @F4I But Kamchatka is so beautiful! And it's so rugged & wild, flying is really the best way to see it. Maybe chartering the flight & meeting with the pilot before take-off would be a really good idea.