Circumstances of SSJ-100 crash in Moscow region revealed
Experts have found out what happened shortly before the plane crash near Kolomna.
The conclusions were shared by specialists from the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC).
Representatives of the department reported that to date experts have established all the circumstances of the air accident, TASS reports.
The jet exceeded the set speed. At the 6th minute of the flight, a speed of 320 knots (about 590 km/h) was recorded.
At this point, the aircraft began to descend with an increase in pitch angle into a dive, representatives of the IAC said.
The pilots attempted to pull the plane out of the dive using the control stick. This happened about 60 seconds before the crash. The plane crashed 7 minutes after takeoff.
Experts shared this information 10 days after the incident. The air accident occurred on July 12 near the village of Bolshoe Karasevo in the Moscow region.
