Russian cargo plane crashes in Urals, killing all 9 crewmembers
All nine crewmembers on board an An-12 cargo plane that crashed on Monday near the Urals city of Chelyabinsk have died, a spokesman for the Russian emergencies ministry said.
The plane owned by the Moskovia air carrier was en route from Chelyabinsk to Perm when it crashed 10 km (6 miles) north of Chelyabinsk at 6:30 p.m. Moscow time (14:30 GMT).
The spokesman said an air traffic controller received a message from the crew shortly after takeoff from Chelyabinsk airport, saying s
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moke was entering the pilot's cabin and that the crew had decided to return to the airport for an emergency landing. The plane then disappeared from the radar screens.
The Kremlin said President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed his condolences to the families of those killed, and has ordered the transportation minister to set up a commission to investigate the tragedy.
"The president expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and has ordered Igor Levitin to provide all possible help to the relatives of the deceased," the Kremlin press office said.
All nine crewmembers on board an An-12 cargo plane that crashed on Monday near the Urals city of Chelyabinsk have died, a spokesman for the Russian emergencies ministry said.
