Boeing 737 500 crashed. Boeing crash in Kazan: The Investigative Committee announced the reasons for the crash. Airport crash

At 19:25, the Boeing 737 500 (Tatarstan Airlines), which was performing flight number 363 from Moscow to Kazan, exploded on landing. According to preliminary data, during the landing approach, the liner touched the ground with its wing. As it turned out later, the crew was not ready for landing and requested permission to go around, a source in the security forces of the republic told RIA Novosti.

Air traffic controller Kirill Kornishin (on the air of the TV channel "Russia 24"): "He (the pilot) reported to me that he was going to go around, and I gave him the kit - everything as according to the documents - that's all. And he said that he had a non-landing configuration. I gave him the kit, as it should be standard He confirmed it. And he didn’t leave. It happened just a few seconds later. ”

Onboard there were 44 passengers and six crew members.

Information about the victims

All 50 people on board were killed.

Among the dead are the son of the President of Tatarstan Irek Minnikhanov, the head of the FSB Directorate for Tatarstan Alexander Antonov, the wife of the famous sports commentator Roman Skvortsov.

The list of the dead is Bull Donna Carolina, a British citizen (date of birth - 14 February 1960).

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What is known about the plane

The crashed plane was in operation for 23 years, it made its first flight in 1990. Its tail number is VQ-BBN. The plane with this number made an emergency landing in Kazan last year. Then the interior depressurization sensors worked.

According to aviation-safety.net, the previous operators of the aircraft were Bulgaria Air (since May 2008) and Romanian Blue Air (since September 1, 2005). Since December 17, 2001, this aircraft, which was then in operation with the airline Rio Sul, had an aviation incident in Brazil. In total, this aircraft was operated by seven airlines, including Tatarstan.

Grigory Busarev(on the air "Russia 24"): "I flew on a daytime flight from Kazan (to Moscow) ... The plane was landing at Domodedovo airport ... It was shaking from side to side ... It looks like turbulence, as you get to air hole... The wings shook from side to side, and the nose threw back down constantly. "

Ruslan Kalimullin (on his page in " In contact with " ): " I flew today with this plane from Kazan to Moscow at 15.20, landed at Domodedovo as if the plane's horizon stabilization system was out of order, the pilot barely aligned the ship before landing, upon contact with the ground, we skidded a little, but the pilot coped and I crossed myself. What one of the passengers said on TV, like, when landing in Moscow, the plane had a strong vibration along the body, so this is observed in all old cars during takeoff, the vibration goes not along the body, but along the inner lining, this is often found on aircraft that have not been restored for a long time. I swore not to fly on cheap flights, which this time the toad strangled me to buy a ticket not for 5 for a normal Aeroflot flight, but for this one for 3. Before buying a ticket, I was not too lazy to call to clarify what kind of car this flight is performing. Well, I think since the Boeing 500 everything should be fine. And when they sat down, I immediately noticed that the car was really already "tired" and became a little dumb ... "

Insurance

The liability of Tatarstan Airlines is insured by Ak Bars Insurance, a source in the insurance market told Prime. In accordance with the Air Code, in the event of the death of a passenger, the insurance payment is 2 million rubles plus 25 thousand for burial. SOGAZ will pay 2 million rubles each for the relatives of the deceased passengers.

Investigation

According to preliminary data, the cause of the accident could have been a crew error, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti. Among the versions are also the weather factor and technical malfunction. Roshydromet reported that weather conditions were normal for this type of aircraft.

On the fact of the crash, a criminal case was initiated under Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence). Searches for "black boxes" are underway. Samples of the fuel that the liner filled with were taken for verification.

Later, a source in Domodedovo said that all planes at Domodedovo airport are refueled in the same tank.

At 22:45 Moscow time, search and rescue operations at the crash site were completed.

Investigators have completed their investigation into the November 2013 Boeing 737-500 crash at Kazan airport. Then all 50 people on board were killed. The Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) came to the conclusion that the pilots Rustem Salikhov and Viktor Gutsul were to blame for the tragedy, but their pursuit was stopped due to their death. The charges were brought against the management of the Tatarstan airline and the former head of the Tatar department of the Federal Air Transport Agency - they allowed an unprepared crew to operate the aircraft. They face up to seven years in prison.

The Main Investigation Department of the ICR has completed the investigation of the criminal case on the crash of a Boeing 737-500 in Kazan. The investigation established that the pilots' "erroneous actions" led to the plane crash.

Recall that the disaster occurred in international airport Kazan in the evening of November 17, 2013. A passenger Boeing 737-500 (registration number VQ-BBN) of Tatarstan Airlines flew flight 363 from Domodedovo. During the landing approach, the crew had to go around. During landing, the plane crashed unexpectedly. All 50 people on board - 6 crew members and 44 passengers - were killed. Among the latter were the son of the President of Tatarstan Irek Minnikhanov and the former head of the FSB Directorate for Tatarstan, Alexander Antonov. In addition to the Russians, the victims were citizens of Ukraine and Great Britain.

After the catastrophe, Rosaviatsia canceled the operator's certificate from AK "Tatarstan". Subsequently, the republican carrier was declared bankrupt. The inspection of the department showed that the commander of the aircraft Rustem Salikhov and the co-pilot Viktor Gutsul could receive fictitious certificates of completion of aviation courses. Experts of the International Aviation Committee called the reason for the tragedy the lack of preparedness of the crew, who made a number of mistakes during the go-around approach, as a result of which the plane went into a dive and fell to the ground.

The ICR investigation confirmed that the Boeing commander “did not have sufficient piloting skills and was allowed to carry out passenger transportation on the basis of falsified documents ”. According to the investigation, in 2009, Valery Portnov, who served as deputy general director of Tatarstan, sent documents with false information about Rustem Salikhov to the Tatar interregional territorial air transport department of the Federal Air Transport Agency. The head of this department (was abolished in 2014) Shavkat Umarov "due to negligence did not organize in September 2009 the verification of the authenticity and reliability of the certificate of a commercial aviation pilot presented by the airline." “As a result, Salikhov, not having the basic knowledge, skills and experience of a pilot, began to carry out passenger air transportation as an aircraft pilot,” the investigation said.

In addition, the ICR established that Valery Portnov and the airline's chief pilot, Viktor Fomin, “did not provide proper training for Mr. Salikhov, but instead sent an unprepared pilot to obtain the status of an aircraft commander.” As a result, in 2012 Rustem Salikhov became the commander of the aircraft. On November 17, 2013, it was Mr. Salikhov who "brought the aircraft into a difficult spatial position." At the same time, the co-pilot Viktor Gutsul "did not take control". “As a result, Salikhov, when attacking emergency situation violating the rules of piloting, by his actions allowed the aircraft to crash, ”the ICR said in a statement.

The criminal prosecution of Rustem Salikhov and Viktor Gutsul was terminated due to their death. Valery Portnov and Viktor Fomin were charged under Part 3 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence), Shavkat Umarov - under Part 3 of Art. 93 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence, resulting in the death of two or more persons). The maximum punishment they face is seven years in prison. The criminal case was sent to the Prosecutor General's Office for approval of the indictment.

In 2017, the first decisions were made on claims for compensation for non-pecuniary damage filed by the relatives of those killed in the plane crash. In all cases, the plaintiffs dropped their claims against the American corporation The Boeing Company and a number of other foreign companies. In the defendants they left the airline "Tatarstan" and LLC "Ak Bars Insurance", with which they entered into an amicable agreement.

Below is some background information.

On November 17, 2013 at 19 hours 23 minutes Moscow time, a Boeing-737-500 plane of Tatarstan Airlines crashed at the airport of Kazan during the landing approach. All 50 people (six crew members and 44 passengers) on board the aircraft were killed. Among the dead were the son of the President of Tatarstan Irek Minnikhanov and the head of the FSB department for Tatarstan, Alexander Antonov.

The crashed airliner flew from Moscow to Kazan. This flight was supposed to be operated by a smaller Bombardier aircraft, but due to the passenger load, it was replaced by a Boeing-737.

According to the crash, it was operated by seven airlines, including Uganda Airlines (since summer 1995). Boeing made its maiden flight on June 18, 1990. The aircraft has been leased by the Tatarstan airline since December 18, 2008.

Boeing-737-500 flew to Kazan from the Moscow Domodedovo airport. When approaching the Kazan international airport, the crew of the liner reported terrestrial services not ready to land and asked permission to go around. When approaching the go-around, the plane lost altitude, 150 meters before the start runway fell to the ground and exploded. The wreckage of the plane after the explosion was scattered within a radius of about 500 meters. The area of their spread was 23 thousand square meters.

Immediately, they were sent to the scene of the incident. emergency services, rescue operations began. Significant forces of the EMERCOM of Russia were involved in eliminating the consequences of the disaster, including the Centrospas detachment, specialists from the Leader Center and the 179th Rescue Center, as well as branches of the Volga Regional Search and Rescue Unit of the EMERCOM of Russia. The total number of the force grouping exceeded 1.6 thousand people and 260 pieces of equipment.

On the first anniversary of the tragedy, a memorial stele was unveiled at the Kazan airport, on which the names of all 50 dead passengers of the plane and crew members were engraved.

On the fact of the plane crash, the investigative bodies of the Privolzhsky Investigative Directorate for Transport of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence).

Later, the criminal case was transferred to the main investigation department of the central office of the Investigative Committee.

According to the results of the examination carried out by the investigation, no signs of drug or alcohol intoxication were found in the blood of the pilots.

After decoding the "black box" in the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) said that when approaching the runway, the pilots made a number of mistakes, which they tried to correct by taking the board to a go-around. At the same time, one of the two autopilots of the Boeing-737 was turned off, and the crew of the airliner made a manual landing. When approaching the second circle, the aircraft crew, gaining altitude, lifted the nose of the liner too much. As a result, the aircraft lost speed. Reaching an altitude of 700 meters, the plane began to dive intensively and collided with the ground at a high speed (more than 450 kilometers per hour) and almost vertically (at an angle of 75 degrees to the surface of the earth). It took about 43 seconds from the moment the liner started to go around until the end of the recording on the recorder.

The power plants worked until the plane hit the ground.

Tatarstan Airlines reported that the commander of the crashed liner had never performed a go-around maneuver in a real flight before the tragedy.

After the disaster in Kazan, the investigation began to study the training of pilots. Subsequently, it turned out that the commander of the crashed plane received a diploma from a dubious training center. According to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yuri Chaika, the commander of the crashed plane had a false pilot's certificate. The second pilot's license was also obtained illegally in the absence of the necessary flight practice.

After the plane crash, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) conducted unscheduled inspections of a number of flight training centers and, until the end of the investigation, suspended pilots of a number of airlines, including the largest, from flights.

Rosaviatsia also checked the activities of the Tatarstan airline, as a result of which it revealed a number of violations and, since December 31, 2013, canceled its operator's certificate. The aircraft fleet was transferred to another Tatarstan carrier - Ak Bars Aero airline.

Aksan Giniyatullin, General Director of Tatarstan Airline OJSC, was dismissed from his post by the decision of the company's board of directors.

In May 2014, the Tatarstan airline filed a claim with the court to declare its own bankruptcy; in June, the court declared the airline bankrupt.

The head of the Tatar Interregional Territorial Air Transport Directorate of the Federal Air Transport Agency Shavkat Umarov resigned after the plane crash, which was satisfied. The territorial administration itself lost its independence and became a structural subdivision of the Volga Interregional Territorial Administration of the Federal Air Transport Agency.

In September 2014, the IAC reported that the engineering and technical subcommittee concluded that on the records of the objective control means of the Boeing-737 crashed in Kazan, as well as on the remaining parts, components and assemblies of the airframe, engines and systems, including the elevator control system, signs refusals aviation technology are absent in an emergency flight.

At the end of December 2015, the IAC published the final results of the investigation of the plane crash. The cause of the plane crash was systemic deficiencies in identifying hazards and controlling the level of risk, as well as inoperability of the flight safety management system in the airline and the lack of control over the level of training of crew members by the aviation authorities of all levels (Tatar MTU VT, Federal Air Transport Agency), which led to admission for flights of an unprepared crew.

In the evening of November 17, 2013, a Boeing 737-500 passenger aircraft of the Tatarstan Airlines regular flight U9363 en route Moscow (Domodedovo) - Kazan, crashed at the airport while landing. The crash occurred during a go-around. As a result, 50 people died.

What happened

Transcript of the crew's conversation before the crash:

Co-pilot: Oh, that's it, here is the runway below us. No, we go high.

FAC: Going around, non-landing position.

Co-pilot: Rustic? Rustic ?!

Co-pilot: Where are we?

After that, an eerie crackling sound is heard, the recording is interrupted. The airliner of the "Tatarstan" airline crashed into the ground at a speed of 450 km / h at almost a right angle and caught fire. Those on board had no chance of surviving.

As the pilots later explained, the very fact of a go-around at the airfield in relatively uncomplicated weather conditions could become a reason for a debriefing in the airline.

Rumble, screams, fire. Kazan airport is urgently closed, relatives of passengers in a very short time will find out about the incident. There is no hope that at least someone was saved in the plane crash.

The smallest

The youngest passenger on board the crashed Boeing was the 11-year-old stepdaughter of the famous commentator Roman Skvortsov, Dasha. She flew to Kazan with her mother, Ellina Artashina.

Roman met his future wife at the Gagarin Cup final a little more than a year before the plane crash. The relationship at a distance did not frighten the couple: she flew to Moscow, he visited Kazan. At the end of October 2012, they played a magnificent noisy wedding with 80 guests and moved to Moscow.

His own wives remained in Tatarstan, so the flights of Ellina, and of Dasha, were a regular thing. Before this trip, the girl was literally counting down the days.

Three days - and Kazan.

So fun that I want to cry, - wrote Dasha on her page in "VKontakte".

Right before the flight, she wrote: "Everything is fine with me." We took pictures with my mother on board the Boeing and flew off. The flight from Moscow to Kazan takes about an hour and a half. Roman was waiting for Squirrel (as he affectionately called his wife) to announce the landing when the call from her mother rang.

Something does not land for a long time. I'm worried, ”the woman said.

I went online and came across a record of a plane crash in Kazan and the death of 50 people. The first thought, like most people, is, "Probably the wrong flight." As it turned out later, that one.

Even a year after the tragedy, the man said that every day he comes home and out of habit turns: "Hello, girls, I'm at home." Skvortsov also said that he would never be able to talk about Ellin and Dasha in the past tense.

Kazan prodigy

Among the passengers on board the Boeing was Mstislav Kamashev. In 2000, he became famous throughout Russia. The fact is that then 13-year-old Mstislav entered Kazan State University at the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, where there are five graduates for a place. At the same time, the boy did not at all look like a botanist: he went in for swimming and tennis, loved to play "shooting games" and go out with friends. He graduated from the university at the age of 18, went to graduate school, and at the same time worked in a bank.

I feel happy. I have everything I need, - said Mstislav.

A year before the tragedy, the young man got married. Soon, the wife, Anastasia, said that she was expecting a child. It was two weeks before the birth when the crash occurred. As a result, due to the stress in the mother, the baby was born prematurely. The boy was named Daniel - the wife chose this name together.

Even death did not part

Abdullah and Maria Sibgatullin lived together for 60 years. They were returning from their grandson from Kiev on a flight through Moscow. A couple of Sibgatullins were known literally throughout Tatarstan, and a few days before the crash they were honored as long-lived spouses.

EMERCOM employees work at the crash site of the Boeing-737 of the Tatarstan airline, which crashed while landing at the Kazan airport. November 17, 2013. Photo: © RIA Novosti / EMERCOM of the Russian Federation

They worked together at the Kazan Gunpowder Factory. The couple had two children and four grandchildren. When we retired, we were engaged in upbringing and loved to spend time in “their outlet” - a small garden near the house. Maria traded her grown in the market. As acquaintances with the Sibgatullins later said, it was not a matter of profit, but rather a desire to talk with peers.

Famous passenger

After the plane crash, a number of media outlets wrote that an additional psychological stress on the crew could have been provided by one high-ranking passenger, whose presence on board the aircraft commander knew. Whether it is true or not, it is now impossible to find out, but the plane was indeed the son of the head of the republic Irek Minnikhanov, who was flying from a business trip to his pregnant wife.

Three months earlier, on August 16, the wedding of Irek and his beloved, Frenchwoman Antonia Guichard, was widely celebrated in Kazan. The young people met in Switzerland during their studies, met for several years, and then decided to legalize the relationship. They did not like to spread about the details of their personal lives. Friends of the couple recalled that even on business they always tried to travel together.

Three months after the plane crash, the head of Tatarstan published on Instagram a photo of little Adriana, the daughter of his eldest son.

"Everything is fine. We fly."

The commander of the ship Rustem Salikhov never complained about problems with the plane. "Everything is fine. We are flying," he joked from friends who spoke about the problems at the airline. About problems with aircraft Carrier rumors circulated far outside the airports.

He has been married for about 20 years, with two children left in the family. In 2013, the eldest Kamila was 18 years old, and the youngest Lilya was 10. They met his wife when he was still a navigator, and she was an airport dispatcher announcing the weather. However, Rustem became a pilot only in June 2010, and an aircraft commander in March 2013. Moreover, he was considered the most experienced pilot in Tatarstan.

The pilot's widow, Lily of the Valley, later recalled that a few days before the tragedy, her husband was especially affectionate - he tried to spend 100% of the time with his family. The night before, they slept until noon, which is not a common thing in this family. After that Rustem got dressed and left, saying that he would be back soon.

Lily of the valley learned that there were some problems with the flight from a friend. However, she was not aware of the details of the incident. The woman began to methodically call her superiors, colleagues - everyone she knew. At some point, colleagues confirmed that the plane had fallen, but the details are unknown - "Moscow does not provide information." The woman began to get ready for the airport, when friends called and demanded not to drive - they would take them themselves.

Even when Lily of the valley spoke with the management of the airline, she was sure that there was a mistake, Rustem was not on board, did not fly out, changed. Only when she saw who was "dressed", the woman began to realize the terrible truth.

Causes

Representatives of the International Aviation Committee in 2015 officially announced the reasons for the crash. Initially, investigators worked out all versions - from a technical malfunction to a terrorist attack. As it turned out, the plane with 50 people crashed due to "systemic deficiencies in the work of the crew, airline and aviation authorities at all levels."

After the crash, Aksan Giniyatullin, the general director of the Tatarstan airline, admitted that in real life Salikhov never made a second round.

The PIC had more than 2500 flight hours on this type of aircraft, of which 1000 were at night. The co-pilot Viktor Gutsul had 1900 flight hours on this type of aircraft, more than 900 - per night. The weather conditions were not difficult. Well, there were clouds, yes. But visibility of 5000 meters, a dry runway, which was also repaired for the Universiade - in general, the conditions for landing were close to ideal.

Immediately after the crash, the airline began checking all possible levels. Experts have revealed so many violations of the republican carrier that there was only one question: how could this airline exist at all?

Already on December 31, 2013, Tatarstan's operator certificate was canceled, that is, no airline flights were to be operated anymore.

EMERCOM and law enforcement officers work at the crash site Boeing aircraft 737 of the airline "Tatarstan", which crashed while landing at the international airport "Kazan". November 18, 2013. Photo: © RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich

Soon after, bankruptcy proceedings and a sale of the fleet began. The last "carcass" (Tu-154) was sold by the representatives of the carrier at the price of an expensive foreign car - for 2.8 million rubles. In addition to the aircraft, there were four engines.

reference

The Boeing 737 with tail number VQ-BBN, which got into the plane crash, took to the air for the first time on June 18, 1990. The Tatarstan company leased the aircraft in December 2008 from the Greek division of Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services. It was previously operated by companies from France, Uganda, Brazil, Romania and Bulgaria. The aircraft had a flight time of 51,547 hours 25 minutes, made 36,595 landings since the start of operation.

The Investigative Committee of Russia announced the completion of the investigation of the criminal case on the plane crash of the Boeing 737-500 aircraft at the international airport of Kazan in November 2013.

Airport crash

On November 17, 2013, the Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 (53A) airliner, performing flight U9-363 on the Moscow-Kazan route, crashed while landing at Kazan airport.

The crash killed everyone on board - 44 passengers and 6 crew members. Among the victims of the disaster were the son of the head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustama Minnikhanov Irek Minnikhanov, Head of the FSB Directorate for the Republic of Tatarstan Alexander Antonov, famous orientalist Diana Hajiyeva, Ellina Skvortsova(wife of a sports broadcaster Roman Skvortsova), two-time chess champion of the Republic of Tatarstan Gulnara Rashitova.

On the same day, the investigating authorities of the Privolzhsky Investigative Directorate of Transport of the Investigative Committee Russian Federation a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence).

Almost immediately, the assumption of erroneous actions of the crew in adverse weather conditions began to appear among the main versions of the disaster. The talks between the pilots and the air traffic controller indicated that the crew's first approach to landing had failed. Assessing the position of the aircraft relative to the runway as "non-landing", the pilots began to go around. After 25 seconds, the Boeing began to fall.

In December 2013, the official representative of the RF IC Vladimir Markin stated: "The commander of the plane Rustem Salikho He had the specialty of an aircraft navigator, and then he allegedly received a certificate of a commercial aviation pilot in one of the aviation training centers licensed by the Federal Air Transport Agency. The investigation has doubts about the legality of the activities of these centers, which have now been liquidated. "

IAC conclusions: Boeing commander did not have initial flight training

On December 23, 2015, the Interstate Aviation Committee published the final report on the results of its investigation into the disaster in Kazan.

“The reason for the crash of the Boeing 737-500 VQ-BBN was systemic shortcomings in identifying hazards and controlling the level of risk, as well as inoperability of the flight safety management system in the airline and the lack of control over the level of training of crew members by the aviation authorities of all levels (Tatar MTU VT , Federal Air Transport Agency), which led to the admission to flights of an unprepared crew, - said in the document. - During the go-around, the crew did not recognize the fact that the autopilot was turned off and allowed the aircraft to hit a difficult attitude position for pitching ("NOSE UP UPSET"). The PIC (piloting pilot) lack of skills in getting the aircraft out of a difficult spatial position ("UPSET RECOVERY") led to the creation of a significant negative overload, loss of spatial orientation and the transfer of the aircraft to a steep dive (pitch angle to dive up to 75 °) up to collision with earth. "

According to the IAC, the accident was the result of a combination of several factors, including:

- the PIC (aircraft commander - approx. AiF.ru) initial flight training;

- admission to retraining on Boeing 737 flight crew members who do not fully meet the qualification requirements for retraining, including English language;

- methodological imperfection of the retraining process, formal control over the results and quality of retraining;

- the low level of organization of flight work in the airline, which led to the failure to eliminate the shortcomings identified for a long time in the work with navigation equipment, piloting techniques and the interaction of crew members, including during go-around;

- systematic violation of the work and rest regime of the crew members and a large indebtedness for vacations, which could lead to the accumulation of fatigue and negatively affect the efficiency of the crew members;

- increased psycho-emotional stress of the crew members before the go-around due to a prolonged inability to determine the location of the aircraft with the accuracy necessary for landing.

Based on falsified documents

It took the investigating authorities another four years to reach final conclusions in terms of the law.

“In the course of the investigation it was established that the erroneous actions of the aircraft commander Rustem Salikhov and the co-pilot led to the plane crash Victor Gutsul... According to the investigation, Salikhov did not have sufficient piloting skills and was allowed to carry out passenger transportation on the basis of falsified documents, the RF IC said in a statement. - So, Valery Portnov who served as deputy general director In 2009, Tatarstan Airlines OJSC sent documents regarding Salikhov containing false information to the Tatar Interregional Administration of the Federal Air Transport Agency. In turn Shavkat Umarov, being the head of the Tatar Interregional Territorial Directorate of Air Transport of the Federal Air Transport Agency, due to negligence, did not organize in September 2009 the verification of the authenticity and reliability of the certificate of the commercial aviation pilot Salikhov presented by the airline, which would reveal the fact of non-issuance of this certificate to him. As a result, Salikhov, not having the basic knowledge, skills and experience of a pilot, began to carry out passenger air transportation as an aircraft pilot ”.

The investigation also believes that Valery Portnov and the chief pilot of the airline Victor Fomin did not provide proper training to Salikhov, and instead sent an unprepared pilot to obtain the status of an aircraft commander. Since March 2012, Salikhov has been carrying out passenger air transportation as the commander of the aircraft.

In relation to the dead pilots, the case was dropped. Their bosses are indicted

“On November 17, 2013, Salikhov, flying the Moscow-Kazan route, put the aircraft into a difficult spatial position during landing, while Gutsul did not take control. As a result, Salikhov, in the event of an emergency situation, violating the rules of piloting, by his actions allowed the aircraft to crash, - the message says. - To obtain and consolidate the evidence base required lengthy and numerous expert studies. During the preliminary investigation, large-scale and complex forensic, molecular genetic, chemical and technical-forensic, as well as other forensic examinations were carried out, more than 200 witnesses and victims, specialists were interrogated, a significant amount of other investigative actions were carried out, which together confirmed the version of the investigation ".

The criminal prosecution against the aircraft commander Rustem Salikhov and the co-pilot Viktor Gutsul was terminated due to their death.

Portnov and Fomin were charged with committing a crime under Part 3 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence), Shavkta Umarov - under Part 3 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence).

The criminal case was sent to the prosecutor for confirmation of the indictment.