Governor orders probe of Khabarovsk Airlines after plane crash

KHABAROVSK, Nov 15 (PRIME) -- Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Governor Vyacheslav Shport has ordered internal examination of Khabarovsk Airlines after a crash of a small passenger aircraft earlier on Wednesday, the regional government said in a statement.

The airline’s L-410 aircraft en route from Khabarovsk to the village of Nelkan crashed while landing at around 6:00 a.m. Moscow time killing six people. One child has survived.

The Transport Ministry said a special commission of the local branch of the Federal Agency for Transport Oversight will probe Khabarovsk Airlines.

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