Russian Air Force General Says Airbus Pilot Failed to Account for Weather Before Crash

Weather was the reasons of the recent crash of Airbus A320 belonging to Armavia airline, stated Vladimir Mikhaylov, Commander-in-Chief of Russian Air Forces, Russia Mass Media report.

"It is quite sure that pilots did not take into account weather conditions as weather was the reason of the crash," he told journalists. Russian Air Forces, "specialists of the 13th state National Research Institution of the RF Defense Ministry are ready to assist in deciphering the 'black boxes' of the plane," Mikhaylov said.

To note, A320 crashed failed to land at Adler airport on May 3 night and crashed in the Black Sea killing all 113 on board. Only 51 bodies were pulled out. Two airborne recorders were found at the depth of 490 meter, data of RF Emergency Situations Ministry say. Deep-sea robots are currently used to pull out the recorders.

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