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Russian news reports say a passenger airliner has crashed near Moscow
Saratov Airlines flight #6W703 from Moscow to Orsk is missing according to reports in media. According to reports there were 71 passengers and crew on board flight. The speed and altitude graph for flight #6W703 show a descent from 6200 feet to 3200 feet during the last minute before the ADS-B signal was lost about 20 km south-east of Domodedovo Airport. #6W703 https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SOV703 (www.yahoo.com) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Thank you for posting this information. I had not seen anything since the day of the crash. It looks like pilot error in that the heaters for the speed pilot tubes was turned off. Earlier reports sounded like perhaps a bomb.
As commented by Colin Fisher below, iced pitot tubes? Technology advancement being what it is, it is frustrating and potentially deadly that some alternative method has not been invented to provide the same flow data. It was cool when it was invented and ingenious to adapt it to aircraft when they were invented, - but to stick it on modern aircraft in the 21st century. Geez! In general, everyone's cleverer than I am, so what am I not understanding?
FlightAware member "darkwolf13" posted a picture of a Saratov AN-148 recently, but it is unclear if this is the accident aircraft since the registration is obscured in his photo. Saratov operated five aircraft of the type that it had leased from Rossiya Airlines.
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surely they de iced considering snowy and blizzard like conditions which are persistent in Russia winters..the aircraft crashed very shortly after takeoff per the video and the reports..how sad for the families of those on board
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/962798003781357568
Wonder if de-icing played a role or whether anti-ice was turned on.