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Hydroplane Cessna, collided with a helicopter over the Istra reservoir on Saturday, did not have a certificate of airworthiness. Reported TASS referring to the Federal Air Transport Agency.
«Federal Air Transport Agency has determined that the aircraft Cessna U206 ° F, identification mark registration RA-67523, was registered in the State Register of civil aircraft, but did not have Airworthiness Certificate – a document confirming the technical serviceability of the aircraft “, – quotes agency the words of the representative office. He explained that without this certificate “aircraft are not allowed to climb into the air».
In addition, according to him, the pilot, who ruled the seaplane was not civil aviation pilot certificate. Without this evidence, the source said, the pilot did not have the right to fly civil aircraft ».
The tragedy in the area of the Istra reservoir in Moscow occurred in the evening of 8 August. In the sky faced Cessna plane and helicopter Robinson R-44. Both aircraft after the collision fell into the water. The accident killed nine people, their bodies already brought to the surface. Among the victims – two children.
In fact the incident Investigation Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under part 3 st.263 Criminal Code (violation of safety rules of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more persons). According to preliminary data of the investigation, the aircraft was at low altitude is unacceptable and crossed the flight path of the helicopter, which took off at that moment. As a result, the left “float” seaplane and helicopter propeller snagged crashed.
As part of the investigation, investigators seize documents as the flight on a helicopter, and the hydroplane and collect data about the identity of the pilots. “It has been established that the pilot of a helicopter Robinson notified the dispatcher of his flight, and the pilot Cessna seaplane carried out such flights without notice and agreement.
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