The Chairman of the Russia’s Investigative Committee has taken under his personal control the investigation into the November 17, 2013, Boeing-737 plane crash in Kazan. At present on the order of Mr. Bastrykin a group consisting of investigators and criminologists of the Central Office of the Russia’s Investigative Committee, who has experience in investigating air crashes, is being set up. In addition, the Chairman will arrive in Kazan on Monday to coordinate the investigation in person.
It has been reported earlier that today at 07:26 PM, boeing-737 flight 363, travelling from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport with 44 passengers and 6 crew members aboard crashed on landing and caught fire at the airport in Kazan. The investigating bodies of Volga Region Transport Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have launched a criminal investigation into signs of a crime under part 3 of article 263 of the RF Penal Code (violation of safety standards for traffic and operation of air transport entailing by negligence death of two or more people). By this time the fire has already been put out and the investigators and criminologists of the Investigative Committee are examining the crash scene and are carrying out other urgent investigating operations. The investigation is looking into all reasons for the crash including - a failure of machinery, fault of crew and weather conditions. The investigation is ongoing.
Head of Media Relations V.I. Markin
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