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Two Die in Russian Flight School Engine Failure


What: Sasovskoye Civil Aviation Flying School Yakovlev YAK-18T
Where: Petelino, Russia
When: Nov 7, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: On November 7, 2012 at 2:36 pm, on the Petelino landing pad the Yak-18 RA-44302 Sasovskoye (Sasovo) flight school MTU CR FATA plane was in an accident.

The crew performed accounting and training flights. On board were the pilot/instructor and a third year student. According to preliminary information, the plane suffered an in-flight engine failure. When performing a forced landing the aircraft impacted with the ground. All aboard were killed. The accident is under investigation.

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