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  • Gabriel
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    Originally posted by Evan View Post
    It's beginning to look a lot like....
    Loss of control in IMC?
    Stall?
    Unreliable airspeed?
    AF-447?
    Colgan 3407?
    All of the above?

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  • Evan
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    Originally posted by NY Times
    FlightRadar24, an online site that tracks real-time flight information, shows the plane losing altitude just six minutes after takeoff. It reached 6,400 feet before dropping to 5,800 feet, rising again briefly and falling sharply...
    It's beginning to look a lot like....

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  • B757300
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    The crash was caught on a surveillance camera. Not very good footage due to the distance, but it still shows the impact and explosion.

    A deadly plane crash in Russia Sunday that left 71 people dead was captured on surveillance footage which appears to show the moment the An-148 crashed just minutes after it took off.


    Russian plane crash kills all 71 people on board, state media sayMOSCOW — A Russian plane carrying 71 people crashed shortly after takeoff in the Moscow regi...


    Half way through the video is a zoomed in version of the crash.

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  • 3WE
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    In flight break up around 6000 ft seems to be a part of the slightly factual rumor mill...

    Along with engine fires and heroic efforts to guide the plane away from people on the ground, of course.

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  • pazmusik
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    Tragic

    Just saw this news. RIP.

    Originally posted by ErezS View Post
    An Antonov An-148 operated by Saratov Airlines and carrying 65 passengers and six crew went missing shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, an emergency services source told Russian media.
    “The airplane reportedly crashed outside Argunovo village [in the Moscow region],” the source told Interfax news agency. “The crew and passengers had no chance.”

    The Russian Emergencies Ministry says it is verifying reports that the An-148 has crashed outside Moscow.

    The aircraft departed from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport and was heading for Orsk, a city lying close to the Russia-Kazakhstan border.

    An Antonov An-148 operated by Saratov Airlines and carrying 65 passengers and six crew went missing shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, an emergency services source told Russian media.



    Apparently this is the plane that crashed:
    RA-61704

    EDIT:
    Indeed this is the crashed plane, here is a link to the flight radar:
    https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...61704#106596d0

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  • Plane with 71 on board goes missing after taking off from Moscow

    An Antonov An-148 operated by Saratov Airlines and carrying 65 passengers and six crew went missing shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, an emergency services source told Russian media.
    “The airplane reportedly crashed outside Argunovo village [in the Moscow region],” the source told Interfax news agency. “The crew and passengers had no chance.”

    The Russian Emergencies Ministry says it is verifying reports that the An-148 has crashed outside Moscow.

    The aircraft departed from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport and was heading for Orsk, a city lying close to the Russia-Kazakhstan border.

    An Antonov An-148 operated by Saratov Airlines and carrying 65 passengers and six crew went missing shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, an emergency services source told Russian media.



    Apparently this is the plane that crashed:
    RA-61704

    EDIT:
    Indeed this is the crashed plane, here is a link to the flight radar:
    The world’s most popular flight tracker. Track planes in real-time on our flight tracker map and get up-to-date flight status & airport information.
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