Russian plane crash caused by pilot error

Pilot error caused the latest Russian airliner crash which killed 50 people in Kazan, investigators say.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013 - 15:26

Pilot error caused the latest Russian airliner crash which killed 50 people in Kazan, investigators say.

The country’s aviation safety watchdog said the pilots of the Boeing 737 somehow let the plane become too slow at a low altitude, resulting in a diving crash that killed all on board.

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