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4 killed in plane crash in Moscow region
Crash occurs when pilot was performing maneuver called ‘barrel roll,� says Russian Investigative Committee
Elena Teslova |
28.06.2025 - Update : 29.06.2025
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MOSCOW
The Russian Investigative Committee reported on Saturday that four people were killed as a light aircraft crashed in the Moscow region.
The Yak-52 plane fell into a field in Pano village of Kolomna urban district after the crash and caught fire, which was later extinguished, the committee said in a statement.
The plane took off from Severka airfield without coordination, and the crash happened as the pilot was performing a maneuver called "barrel roll," it added.
The Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case following the incident.
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