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Investigative Committee: Bodies of those killed in accident at Vnukovo airport identified

Other News Materials 30 December 2012 17:16 (UTC +04:00)
The bodies of all victims killed in the accident with Tu-204 airplane at Vnukovo airport have been identified, Investigative Committee of Russian Federation said on Sunday, RIA Novosti reported.
Investigative Committee: Bodies of those killed in accident at Vnukovo airport identified

The bodies of all victims killed in the accident with Tu-204 airplane at Vnukovo airport have been identified, Investigative Committee of Russian Federation said on Sunday, RIA Novosti reported.

On Saturday, the TU-204 airplane owned by Red Wings skidded off the runway at Vnukovo Airport catching fire. Four crew members were killed, four are in hospital.

An Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) commission with participation of Federal Air Transport Agency and Service for Transport Supervision was created to investigate the causes of the accident. Pilot error was defined as the preliminary cause of the accident, a criminal case was initiated.

"The bodies of all those killed in the accident have been identified. As soon as the condition of the injured crew members stabilizes, they will be questioned. Additional inspection of the scene is currently conducted. Moreover, the video file of a witness will be used during the investigation," the report said.

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