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An-148 plane crashes in southern Russia, 4 dead

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At least four people died when an Antonov An-148 airplane belonging to the Voronezh Aircraft Plant crashed on a trial flight in the village of Garbuzovo in Belgorod region, a local emergency ministry representative said.

At least four people died when an Antonov An-148 airplane belonging to the Voronezh Aircraft Plant crashed on a trial flight in the village of Garbuzovo in Belgorod region, a local emergency ministry representative said.

Six people were on board the plane at the time of the crash.

Last year, Russian state airline GTK Rossiya strongly criticized its An-148 aircraft, which are produced by the Voronezh plane maker and Ukraine's Kiev Aviation Plant AVIANT, for problems with door locks, and engine and APU failures.

 

MOSCOW, March 5 (RIA Novosti)

 

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