Pilot error blamed for plane crash that killed 113

Russian air safety officials said today that the crash of a commercial airline in May that killed 113 people was due to pilot error.

Pilot error blamed for plane crash that killed 113
Wed, 26 Jul, 2006 - 14:21

Russian air safety officials said today that the crash of a commercial airline in May that killed 113 people was due to pilot error.

The pilots of the Airbus-320 operated by Armenia’s Armavia airline allowed the plane to descend too low as it faced bad weather on its approach to the airport outside the Russian resort town of Sochi.

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