The pilots of the business jet did not inform the dispatchers about any emergency situations, Russian media said.
The network showed the crash site and the destruction of the plane of the head of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Embraer ERG-135 with tail number RA-02795. The photo was published by Russian Telegram channels on Wednesday, August 23.
The business jet operated the Moscow-St. Petersburg flight. The pilots of the aircraft did not inform the dispatchers about any emergency situations.
“According to experts, this means that the critical situation on board the aircraft has developed very quickly,” wrote the Baza Telegram channel, citing a source familiar with the situation.
TASS, citing the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, reported that a case was opened on the fact of the crash in violation of aviation rules. Consider different versions of the disaster.
“All versions of what happened are being considered, including pilot error, technical problems and external action,” the statement said.
Recall that earlier the state television channel Russia 24 reported the death of the leader of the “Wagnerites” Yevgeny Prigozhin as a result of a plane crash in the Tver region of the Russian Federation.
According to the Federal Air Transport Agency, there were 10 people on board the Embraer: seven passengers and three crew members. It was reported that he himself and his “right hand” Dmitry Utkin were among the passengers on the plane.
Source: korrespondent
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