Experts hunt for reason why 41 died in Moscow plane fire
A day after Sunday's horrifying accident at Sheremetyevo airport, Russian news media quoted the pilot, Denis Evdokimov, as saying he followed procedures for landing with excess weight. But the crew reportedly did not dump any fuel, which is common for flights that have to land soon after takeoff to prevent being overly heavy.
When the plane came to a halt, some of the people aboard plunged down inflatable slides deployed from the forward part of the plane. Evdokimov said the plane had lost radio communications because of a lightning strike, but it was not clear if that precipitated the emergency landing. Russia's main investigative agency said both of the plane's flight recorders — data and voice —were recovered from the charred wreckage. Agency spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko was also quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying that investigators were looking into three main possibilities behind the cause of the disaster: inexperienced pilots, equipment failure and bad weather.One survivor praised the plane's attendants for helping save him and others.
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