IAC on the A321: the plane was destroyed in the air – BBC Russian

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Image caption Fragments of the plane scattered over an area of ​​about 20 square kilometers

aircraft A321 that crashed in Egypt, was destroyed in the air, but to draw conclusions on the causes of the disaster is too early, told the executive director of the MAC Victor Sorochenko after inspection of the wreck of the liner.

“Early to speak while on the findings. The destruction was in the air, and the fragments scattered over a large area (20 square kilometers),” – he said.

Earlier, the international commission, consisting of Russian, French and Egyptian experts, launched in Cairo to study the contents of the “black box”, which was in the cockpit of the aircraft Airbus A321, crashed on Saturday in Egypt, in the Sinai Peninsula.

The aircraft Airbus A321 of the company ” Kogalymavia “following a flight from the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea to St. Petersburg crashed in the Sinai Peninsula Egiptarannim Saturday morning.

Explanation made in the Egyptian Committee for the accident which is part of Ministry of Civil Aviation of the country. In Cairo, to clarify the causes of the disaster are Russian investigators.

Earlier, authorities in Egypt and Russia have repeatedly said that it is too early to talk about the causes of the disaster.

banned in Russia extremist group “Islamic State” , the soldiers who are fighting with government forces in Sinai for several years, has claimed responsibility for the crash of the Russian airliner.

However, the authorities of Russia and Egypt almost immediately called the allegations untrue.

NTV Saturday night reported that the co-pilot of the aircraft Sergey Trukhachev before departure complained about the technical condition of the aircraft.

“The eldest daughter with him called up before it flew away. He complained before the flight that the technical condition of the aircraft left much better “- said the ex-wife Trukhacheva an interview NTV.

The company” Kogalymavia “to operate the aircraft, said earlier that the aircraft was fully serviceable, and the error crew commander Valery Nemov, who had 12 thousand. flight hours, is excluded .

It is known that about 20 minutes of flight, the liner began to rapidly decline. Some experts have suggested that this reflects the intention of the commander of the crew to make an emergency landing.

According to the initial reports of the Egyptian authorities, the pilot made a corresponding request. Later, the authorities denied the report, saying that on board the A321 have been no reports of an emergency.

Sunday announced a day of mourning in Russia for the victims of the crash.