Three people died in the crash of a Diamond training aircraft in Orsk. What is known

On February 2, a Diamond four-seat training aircraft crashed in Orsk, killing three people: instructor Vasily Nivaev and cadets Timofey Kurdupov and Dmitry Sedov. The aircraft belongs to the St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation and made a training flight. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

The circumstances of the incident

The incident occurred near the village of Janatalap. The plane took off from the airport at 7:33 a.m. (9:33 a.m. Moscow time), and the beacon went off during the flight. According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, rescuers arrived at the scene, but there was no fire.

According to the updated information, instructor Vasily Nivaev, born in 1989, cadet Timofey Kurdupov, born in 2005, and cadet Dmitry Sedov, born in 2004, were killed. The city administration confirmed the information about the deaths of all three and said that rescuers, doctors and law enforcement officials were working at the site.

"Rescuers, medics, representatives of law enforcement agencies and the administration of Orsk are working at the scene," the city administration said in a statement.

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There were 7 crew members on board.

Victim support

The regional authorities announced their readiness to provide support to the families affected by the crash. The governor stressed that the situation would be under special control. The regional Government is ready to provide the necessary assistance and resources to support the victims.

"The Governor of the Orenburg Region, Evgeny Solntsev, and the regional government express their deep condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed in the crash," the press service of the governor and the regional government said in a statement.

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