Russian Air Force Commander: Weather Caused A-320 Crash
The catastrophe of the Armenian airbus near Sochi was a result of the pilots not taking into account hard weather conditions, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force, Army General Vladimir Mikhailov stated. «They did not take into account weather conditions. The weather caused it. We will get the airborne recorders, decode them and it will be confirmed,» Mikhailov said. «Commander's decision to return means it was necessary to return. Decisions should never be changed. This results in serious consequences,» the Commander-in-Chief said.
Mikhailov added that Russian military specialists, including those of the 13th State Research Institute of the Russian Defense Ministry, are ready to assist in decoding of the flight recorders, Russian media report.
On the night of May 3 A-320 plane of Armavia Armenian air company, flying from Yerevan to Sochi, crashed in the Black Sea 6 km away from Adler airport. All 113 passengers, including 6 children and 8 members of the crew, died as a result. Among them were 26 Russian citizens, one Ukrainian and one Georgian citizen, while the rest were Armenian citizens.
Mikhailov added that Russian military specialists, including those of the 13th State Research Institute of the Russian Defense Ministry, are ready to assist in decoding of the flight recorders, Russian media report.
On the night of May 3 A-320 plane of Armavia Armenian air company, flying from Yerevan to Sochi, crashed in the Black Sea 6 km away from Adler airport. All 113 passengers, including 6 children and 8 members of the crew, died as a result. Among them were 26 Russian citizens, one Ukrainian and one Georgian citizen, while the rest were Armenian citizens.
