The main version of the catastrophe An-148 in the suburbs

The investigation is considering several versions. crash An-148 aircraft in the Moscow region, among them - weather conditions, human factor and aircraft malfunction.

“Investigators will check all possible versions of the plane crash, including weather conditions, human factors, the technical condition of the aircraft and other possible scenarios,” the report said. TASS official representative of the investigative committee of Russia Svetlana Petrenko.

According to her, investigative actions in the case are being carried out in three regions of Russia - Moscow, Orenburg and Saratov regions. Now investigators are working at the scene, as well as in Saratov, Orsk, Orenburg, and at Domodedovo airport.

“Investigators are identifying the Domodedovo airport workers who prepared the aircraft for flight, and have already begun interrogating them. Similar work is being carried out through the departure airport dispatch service,” Petrenko said.

She noted that as part of the investigation, the entire technical component of the preparation for the departure of the crashed plane is being studied, and a list of passengers has been requested. In addition, investigators are seizing operational documentation from the Saratov Airlines company and interrogating its employees.

Mash writes that the preliminary cause of the crash is the failure and subsequent explosion of one of the engines.

Eyewitnesses - residents of Ramensky district near Moscow told Mash: “At first something exploded under the wing, and then it caught fire. After that there was another flash, and the plane plummeted down. All have seen the flash. Everything was so fast. ”

“According to eyewitnesses, the plane fell apart in the air - people saw several bright flashes and the engine caught fire. The fact that the plane fell in an open field and not on a neighboring village can be called a miracle. There could have been much more victims, since the area is densely populated,” MK correspondent Viktor reports from the scene. Huseynov.

Earlier, agencies, citing sources, reported that it could have collided with a Russian Post helicopter, but the company itself stated that they do not have helicopters at all.

Recall that in Moscow crashed passenger aircraft An-148 airline "Saratov Airlines". Onboard were 65 passengers and 6 crew members. According to prosecutors, they all died.

What is known about the aircraft crew, read in our material .

Who flew on a tragic flight

More than 60 passengers were residents of the Orenburg region, four crew members were residents of the Saratov region. The technicians who inspected the Saratov Airlines An-148 plane that had crashed were on board at the time of the crash, they reported RIA News in the Saratov transport prosecutor's office. Among the dead were three children. The oldest, according to preliminary data, was 17 years, the second - 13, the youngest - 5, said a representative of the government of the Orenburg region.

The stories of some victims of the crash, read the material Victims of An-148: Passenger History. A PHOTO

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