Plane crashes during airshow to honor graduates at Russian university
- 7 years ago
The pilot of a small aircraft has been killed in an accident during an air show honoring students graduating from a local university in the city of Tambov, Russia.
On Friday at around 20:30 local time, horrified students from the Tambov State University looked on as the small plane, which was putting on a show for their graduation ball, spun out of control and fell into a marshland.
The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene, though no other victims were reported. According to preliminary information, the pilot was a 49-year-old native of Tambov.
On Friday at around 20:30 local time, horrified students from the Tambov State University looked on as the small plane, which was putting on a show for their graduation ball, spun out of control and fell into a marshland.
The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene, though no other victims were reported. According to preliminary information, the pilot was a 49-year-old native of Tambov.