'Pilot error' probed while Russia mourns airplane crash
Global Times Tuesday 5th July, 2011
Russians left flowers and toys Wednesday at the site of an airplane crash that killed 45 people as questions mounted over why the pilot tried to land in poor weather at a low-tech provincial airport. Russian television showed people leaving flowers, candles and handwritten cards in tribute as the northern Karelia region lowered its flags for three days of official mourning. The latest victim was a 10-year-old boy, Anton Terekhin, who survived the crash, but died in hospital. The RusAir Tupolev 134 plane was flying from Moscow's Domodedovo airport to Petrozavodsk, the largest city in Karelia, and crashed onto a highway short of the airport runway, before bursting into flames. Investigators have warned against premature conclusions but even top officials have publicly said the pilot made...
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