A plane crash that killed all 50 people on board at Russia's Kazan Airport ...
MOSCOW - A plane crash that killed all 50 people on board at Russia’s Kazan Airport in 2013 was the result of errors made by two pilots, including one who got his license using falsified documents, Russian investigators said on Thursday.
The Boeing 737-500 aircraft was operated by the now-defunct Tatarstan Airlines, which later had its license revoked by Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya. The son of the president of the oil-rich province of Tatarstan and the regional head of the FSB intelligence service were among those killed. The dead also included two foreigners, a Briton and a Ukrainian.
It said the aircraft’s commander, Rustem Salikhov, did not have sufficient piloting skills and had made a series of errors as had his co-pilot Viktor Gutsul.“Salikhov, having no basic knowledge, skills and experience as a pilot, began to carry out passenger air flights as a pilot,” it said.
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