20.02.2007, 18:10 2735

Defense Minister took investigation of MIG-31 crash under his control

Astana. February 20. Kazakhstan Today - The Minister of Defense Daniyal Akhmetov took investigation of pursuit plane MIG-31 under his personal control, the Ministry of Defense press service informed the agency.

The Minister interrupted his working trip to the United Arab Emirates, where he was taking part in the international exhibition of military arms Idex-2007, in order to personally to control the investigation of pursuit plane MIG-31, the ministry informed.

As it was informed earlier, pursuit plane MIG-31belonged to the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, Karaganda plane Mig-31 belonged to the military unit 50185 crashed; two pilots died. The emergency occurred 5 - 6 km off the northwest from the airport of Karaganda on Friday at 21.22 p.m. during training flight.

By preliminary data of the commission investigating the circumstances and the reasons of the accident, the plane crashed due to malfunction of the flight-navigating equipment.

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