Tu-154-2 (tail number RA-85572) flew in on Sunday night from the airfield near Moscow Chkalovsky. With one refueling in Adler he had to make a flight in the Syrian Hamim.
On Board were 92 people: 8 crew members, 64 artist ensemble Alexandrov, 9 journalists ("First channel", "Stars" and NTV), 8 soldiers (including the head of the military police, Lieutenant General Vladimir Ivanovskiy) and a number of civilians, including the head of the charitable organization "Fair help" Elizabeth Glinka, known as Dr. Lisa. The artists had to give a Christmas concert at a military base "Hamim", Glinka accompanied a consignment of humanitarian aid to Syrian children.
At 5.25 GMT the aircraft took off from Adler and began turning over the sea to step aside Syria. But two minutes later the flight disappeared from the screens.
the Search operation is complicated by weather conditions.Photo: REUTERS
Soon a rescue helicopter discovers oil slick 1.5 km from the shore. It turns out that the fragments of the Tu-154 are located at depths of 50 to 100 meters. Of the plane, the bodies and personal belongings of the passengers then begin to find quite a large area, this may mean that the aircraft was destroyed before falling into the water. An explosion on Board? Investigators and military rule out this version. Priority – the equipment failure. The plane was old (operated by the Ministry of defence since may 1983), however, at the time of death has not yet exhausted the resource (96% of the valid 35). Was under repair in 2014. In September, just 3 months ago was routine maintenance. Pilot error? But at the helm was a novel wolves, military pilot first class.
Flowers in front of the Fair aid Foundation, which was headed by Elizaveta Glinka Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov/TASS
the Source TASS in the security services reported that the likelihood of a terrorist attack as the cause of the crash – zero: “it was Planned to refuel in Mozdok, but due to weather conditions it was transferred to Adler, and thus, information about what the aircraft will refuel at the airport Sochi, it was not previously… Board up only two border guards and one customs officer, and from the plane came only Navigator to control refills… the Food on Board was served, and refueling was carried out by staff personnel”.
some questions that will help you answer the information from "black boxes" (at 21.00 Sunday they have not yet found). A search operation are 32 vessels and boats, five helicopters and 80 divers (video). The group will be enhanced, work will not stop and in the night the waters light special spotlights.
during the day on Sunday, from the water pulled 11 bodies. the task of the divers is complicated by the fact that the human remains and fragments of the plane takes to the open sea.
Monday, December 26, declared a Day of mourning. Flags on buildings of state institutions will be lowered. TV stations changed broadcasting network, removing all entertainment programs.
CHRONICLE of the TRAGEDY
the list of the DEAD
photos FROM the CRASH site of TU-154
VERSION of the CRASH
the HISTORY of large-SCALE DISASTERS, WITH the TU-154
Mourn for the victims of the catastrophe of the TU -154 in Sochi. Russia will be announced the mourning for those killed 92-m, the passengers of the aircraft. Among them are the performers of the Alexandrov ensemble, journalists, soldiers and crew
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