An ATR-72 plane crashed in the United States in 1994 after it flew through
freezing rain, and an investigation found the aircraft was vulnerable to
“icing”.
The Tyumen crash is the latest in a series of deadly air disasters in Russia.
In September, 44 people including the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey
team died after a Yak-42 crashed into a riverbank near the city of
Yaroslavl. That followed another catastrophe in June when a Tu-134 flying
from Moscow crashed in Karelia region, killing 47 people on board.
The ATR-72, belonging to passenger airline UTair, crashed about 20 miles from
Tyumen, after taking off for Surgut, also in Tyumen region.
The short-haul plane caught fire and broke apart on impact. All four crew were
reported to have died. Survivors were airlifted to hospital by helicopter.
Pictures from the scene showed wreckage strewn across a snowy field. The
passengers were mostly residents of Tyumen and Surgut, two major west
Siberian oil towns.
The ATR aircraft manufacturer is a joint venture between EADS, a pan-European
corporation, and the Italian company, Alenia Aermacchi.
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