Aircraft crash kills pilot near Moscow, reports

Source: Xinhua   2016-06-09 16:59:05

MOSCOW, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A plane crash killed one pilot Thursday in the Pushkinsky district of Moscow region, local media reported.

The pilot of a MiG-29 dead as the aircraft crashed in a field near the Muranovo village in the Pushkinsky district of Moscow region, RIA Novosti news agency quoted a local emergencies service source as saying.

However, Tass news agency quoted another source saying the crashed plane was a Su-27 fighter aircraft of the Russian Knights aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air force.

Pilot error and engine failure are considered as the main causes of the crash.

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Aircraft crash kills pilot near Moscow, reports

Source: Xinhua 2016-06-09 16:59:05

MOSCOW, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A plane crash killed one pilot Thursday in the Pushkinsky district of Moscow region, local media reported.

The pilot of a MiG-29 dead as the aircraft crashed in a field near the Muranovo village in the Pushkinsky district of Moscow region, RIA Novosti news agency quoted a local emergencies service source as saying.

However, Tass news agency quoted another source saying the crashed plane was a Su-27 fighter aircraft of the Russian Knights aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air force.

Pilot error and engine failure are considered as the main causes of the crash.

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