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MOSCOW, June 25 (Xinhua) -- A small plane crashed in southwestern Russia on Sunday, killing the pilot, said regional emergency authorities.
The Sigma-4 aircraft, flown by a 67-year-old pilot, went down in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic in the Russian North Caucasus, according to the Southern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia.
As a result, the Russia-made single-engine plane was completely burnt down and the pilot was killed, the authorities added.
An investigation has been launched.
