Investigators continue to investigate the plane crash Saratov Airlines An-148 which crashed in Moscow on Sunday and which caused the death of 71 people.
The air disaster reignited the questions on the twin-engine aircraft that was jointly developed by Russia and Ukraine, but which was put out of production due to the political crisis between the neighbors. The model makes a lot of discussion, especially in terms of safety, because there were several missed accidents.
Saratov Airlines, waiting for the investigation into the incident to end, has landed several other An-148s in the fleet.
The plane, would have encountered an anomalous situation 2 minutes and a half after takeoff, when he was at an altitude of 1.300 meters, crashing 4 minutes after departure from the Moscow airport Domodedovo and exploding into a giant fireball that did not left to escape the 65 passengers and the 6 crew members.
The Interstate Aviation Committee (Mak), currently involved in decoding the aircraft's black boxes, said the plane was intact before the crash and there had been no fire on board. According to investigators, icing in the sensors may have been the cause of the aircraft's speed sensing devices, and consequently the cause of the plane crash.