On September 7, 2011, a terrible tragedy occurred. On the banks of the Tunoshonka River, a plane carrying the Lokomotiv team, which was going to the first match of the season against Dynamo Minsk, crashed. Today we remember how events developed on the dark day of world sports.

15:58 (Moscow time). The plane began its takeoff run along the runway of the Yaroslavl Tunoshna airport. The aircraft rolled off the runway, the flight lasted several seconds - the airliner gained a height of no more than 5-6 meters, then collided with a radio beacon, crashed into the ground on the bank of the Tunoshonka River and collapsed. 16:30. The Yaroslavl news portal “Yarnovosti” was one of the first to report that a Yak-42 plane carrying the main squad of Lokomotiv, flying to Minsk for a match with the local Dynamo, crashed during takeoff at Tunoshna airport. There were a total of 45 people on board; early media reports spoke of only one survivor. As eyewitnesses reported, the plane was a pile of charred iron. 17:00. As a result of the plane crash near Yaroslavl, 36 people were killed and 1 was injured, RBC reported, citing a source in the Federal Air Transport Agency. It later turned out that 44 people were killed (36 passengers and 8 crew members). 17:22. The TASS agency reported that three people survived the plane crash near Yaroslavl. The condition of the victims was assessed as serious. Later it became known that only two were hospitalized - aviation and radio maintenance engineer Alexander Sizov and hockey player Alexander Galimov. 17:29. In Ufa at these very minutes the opening match of a new KHL season between Salavat Yulaev and Atlant. At the 17th minute of the first period, the game was stopped, and KHL President Alexander Medvedev came onto the ice. “We had a terrible tragedy today. While taking off from Yaroslavl for a match with Dynamo Minsk, a plane carrying players, coaches and administrators of the Lokomotiv team crashed. According to the data available now, out of 37 people, one survived. I propose to honor the memory of the victims with a minute of silence...” said Alexander Ivanovich in a trembling voice, holding back tears. After 15 minutes, the KHL president again spoke to the audience and announced the cancellation of the match.

17:35. A criminal case was immediately opened into the plane crash near Yaroslavl. Search and rescue operations continued at the crash site. 17:45. Chief physician of the hospital named after. Solovyov Alexander Degtyarev reported that two survivors were taken to his medical institution. This is the striker hockey club“Lokomotiv” Alexander Galimov and aircraft technician Alexander Sizov. 18.00. The first photo from the plane crash site appeared in the press.

18:03. The cause of the crash of the Yak-42, in which the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv players were located, has been named. As ITAR-TASS reported with reference to the Federal Air Transport Agency, the plane was unable to gain a safe altitude during takeoff and collided with the lighthouse antenna. After the collision, the plane broke into pieces and fell. 18:18. There is still no complete data on the dead. According to unconfirmed information, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl defender Ruslan Salei was not with the team on board the Yak-42 aircraft. Presumably the hockey player was waiting for the team in Minsk. A few hours later it became known that Salei flew to the match with the team. 19:00. Yaroslavl media reported that forward Alexander Galimov underwent surgery; the player had 80 percent burns. 20:00. Lokomotiv fans gathered to honor the memory of the club's fallen players. About three thousand people came to Arena 2000. Many came with flowers and paraphernalia of their favorite team. On the streets of Yaroslavl one could see cars with flags and symbols of Lokomotiv. Some fans lit candles. In addition, about 50 fans came directly to the site of the team’s death near the Yaroslavl airport. In memory of the dead hockey players, fans rang the bells of the church, which was located not far from the site of the plane crash. 20:30. ITAR-TASS, citing a representative of the Federal Air Transport Agency, reported that the crashed plane was technically fully operational before takeoff. “Before departure, the aircraft underwent an operational inspection form, all the main systems of the aircraft were checked, and no comments were identified. All the aircraft’s engines were serviceable and in serviceable condition,” the source noted. According to the department, the plane had a valid airworthiness certificate.

9:00. The condition of striker Alexander Galimov and pilot Alexander Sizov, who survived the plane crash, has not changed. “Both are still serious,” said the resuscitation officer on duty. 9:30. Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin asked all those who sympathized with the death of the Lokomotiv team in a plane crash to mentally support striker Alexander Galimov, who continues to fight for his life in intensive care. “Sashka Galimov, you must live! Hold on! We are all with you! We are praying for you! All our thoughts and strength should be with Alexander Galimov! Let’s all do it together,” Ovechkin wrote on his Twitter.

10:00. The KHL management decided to suspend the championship due to the plane crash. The tournament was resumed on September 12. 14:00. Forward Maxim Zyuzyakin told why he did not fly with Lokomotiv to opening match season in Minsk. “The previous day before the flight, I was told that I was staying in Yaroslavl. I was preparing to leave for Minsk, the squad was determined, I trained during the day, and in the evening, the day before departure, they called me and said that it was better for me to stay here and play a game (with the Loko youth team). I don’t consider myself lucky - I have other thoughts now. I don't have any plans right now before the funeral. I became a tragic hero. Parents worry about their children's relatives - this is a loss. When they found out about the tragedy, they started hugging me, thanks to the coach that this happened,” said Zyuzyakin, who now plays in the VHL for Rubin Tyumen. 18:00. The official website of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, which stopped working on Wednesday due to the plane crash, resumed its work on Thursday. The site began to work in “memory book” mode, where every fan could leave a message with words of support.

About 100 thousand people came to say goodbye to the Lokomotiv players who died in the plane crash. After the farewell ceremony was over, people did not leave. On the square in front of Arena 2000, they applauded and shouted “Loko! Loco! Loco!”, locomotive whistles sounded from the speakers. The president of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Yuri Yakovlev, said that the team will not participate in the current KHL championship. “Our first task is to take care of the loved ones and families of the victims. The second task is to restore a team of the appropriate level. We have decided that the team will start playing in the KHL next season,” Yakovlev said. The health condition of Alexander Galimov, who survived the plane crash, remained extremely serious, but stable.

Galimov died in the hospital. “On the morning of September 12, despite ongoing therapy using all possible modern treatment methods, Alexander Galimov died from burns incompatible with life at the burn center of the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery,” the administration of the Vishnevsky Research Institute said in a statement. Thus, the only survivor of the plane crash was flight mechanic Alexander Sizov.

The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) published the final report of the investigation into the crash. According to the commission's findings, the immediate cause of the crash was the erroneous actions of the aircraft commander or co-pilot, who involuntarily pressed the brake pedals during the take-off run. The IAC also notes that traces of phenobarbital were found in the co-pilot’s body, which has an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system. nervous system. Pilots taking this drug are not allowed to fly.

Near Yaroslavl sports complex"Arena-2000" the memorial "Hockey Brotherhood" was opened. *** Every year on September 7th, we all mentally travel back to 2011. We look at photographs of dead hockey players and coaches, read their latest interviews. Six years have passed, but the pain has not gone away. A lump forms in my throat, and tears well up in my eyes. We will never forget the team that left so unfairly. Eternal memory to those killed in the plane crash.

Lokomotiv was flying to Minsk for a match with local Dynamo, which was supposed to take place on Thursday as part of the first round of the Kontinental Hockey League championship. In total there were 45 people on board. Flight attendant Alexander Sizov and hockey player Alexander Galimov managed to escape. A few hours later, information appeared in the media that Galimov died in intensive care, but this was later refuted by doctors.

Forward Alexander Galimov, who survived the plane crash.

The Yak-42 belonged to the Yak Service airline. The disaster occurred near Tunoshna airport. According to one version, the Yak-42 crashed due to a collision with a lighthouse antenna located outside the runway. For unknown reasons, the aircraft was unable to reach a safe altitude during takeoff, which led to the collision. As a result, the plane broke into two parts, one of which crashed into the Volga.

The plane crash has already been reported to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who sent the head of the Ministry of Transport, Igor Levitin, to the crash site. Also, the management of FC Lokomotiv, including the general manager of the railway workers, Yuri Lukin, went to the scene of the emergency.

A criminal case has been initiated into the crash under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Russia - “Violation of air transport safety rules.”

Yaroslavl "Lokomotiv"- one of the most titled hockey clubs in modern history Russia. It was founded in 1959 under the name “Torpedo”, under which it performed until 2000, when it was taken under the wing of JSC Russian Railways.

Achievements: Russian champion - 1996/1997, 2001/2002, 2002/2003; silver medalist of the Russian Championship - 2007/2008; silver medalist of the KHL championship - 2008/2009; bronze medalist of the Russian Championship - 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 2004/2005; bronze medalist of the KHL championship - 2010/2011.

Victories in pre-season tournaments: Belyaev Memorial - 1996; Romazan Memorial - 1998, 2000, 2001; Cup of the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan - 2002, 2004; Pajulahti Cup - 2002; Latvian Railways Cup - 2010, 2011.

Silver medalist of the Continental Cup - 2003.

Bronze medalist Spengler Cup - 2003.

Participant (4th place) in the final tournament of the Euroleague - 1998.

Successes are associated primarily with names Russian coaches Vladimir Yurzinov and Petr Vorobiev, as well as the Czech specialist Vladimir Vuitek, who was fired in April of this year due to failure to complete the assigned task.

In May, the club's management "signed" the famous Canadian coach Brad McCrimmon. The team's roster includes 26 players, including goalkeepers. Mostly these are Russian citizens, but there are also Swedes, Czechs, Slovaks, Germans, and Latvians.

The main stars of Lokomotiv

Jan Marek. Wing forward. He played for the Czech national team. Played in Russia since 2003. He played for the teams Metallurg (Magnitogorsk), CSKA Moscow and Atlant near Moscow. Yaroslavl "Lokomotiv" became his last club.

Karel Rachunek. Defender. He played for the Czech national team. He became the world champion in 2010, scoring one of two goals against the Russian team in the final of the tournament in Germany. Became the Russian champion with Lokomotiv in the 2002/2003 season.

Josef Vasicek. Center forward. He played for the Czech national team, with which he became the world champion in 2005. He also won the Stanley Cup while playing for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Pavol Demitra. He played for the Slovakian national team. Bronze medalist of the 2003 World Championship. He took part in three Olympics (2002, 2006 and 2010). In 2010, he took 4th place with the Slovak team Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Stefan Liv. Goalkeeper. He played for the Swedish national team. Best player Swedish Eliteserien 2008.

Alexander Vasyunov. In 2011, he moved from the NHL club New Jersey Devils to Lokomotiv.

Robert Dietrich. Participant in the 2007, 2010 and 2011 World Championships as part of the German national team.

Marat Kalimulin. As a member of the Russian youth team, he won bronze medals World Championship 2008.

Alexander Kalyanin. Winner of the Channel One Cup as part of the Russian national team.

Andrey Kiryukhin. Silver medalist of the 2007 World Youth Championship.

Nikita Klyukin. World champion among juniors 2007. Bronze medalist of the youth world championship 2008.

Ruslan Salei. He played for the Belarusian national team. Finalist of the 2003 Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks. Honored Master of Sports of Belarus.

Karlis Skrastins. He played for the Latvian national team. From 1998 to 2011, he played in the NHL for the Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars. From the NHL he came to Lokomotiv.

Daniil Sobchenko. World champion 2011 as part of the youth team.

Ivan Tkachenko. Silver medalist at the 2002 World Championship, Russian champion in 2002 and 2003.

Pavel Trakhanov. European champion 1996 among juniors.

Gennady Churilov. Silver medalist of the World Youth Championship for players under 20 years of age in 2006, 2007.

Team head coach: Canadian Brad McCrimmon. He managed the NHL teams New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers, and Detroit Red Wing. Lokomotiv took charge in 2011.

List of dead

Passengers:

Anikeenko Vitaly Sergeevich
Bakhvalov Yuri Alekseevich
Belyaev Alexander Vladimirovich
Balandin Mikhail Yurievich
Vasyunov Alexander Sergeevich
Vasicek Josef
Vyukhin Alexander Evgenievich
Dietrich Robert Genrikhovich
Demitra Pavol
Zimin Andrey Valerievich
Kalimulin Marat Natfullovich
Karpovtsev Alexander Georgievich
Kalyanin Alexander Igorevich
Kiryukhin Andrey Anatolievich
Klyukin Nikita Sergeevich
Korolev Igor Borisovich
Krivonosov Nikolay Ivanovich
Kunnov Evgeniy Gennadievich
Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Mikhailovich
Liv Stefan Daniel Patrick
Marek Jan
McCrimmon Brad Byron
Ostapchuk Sergey Igorevich
Piskunov Vladimir Leonidovich
Rachunek Karel
Sidorov Evgeniy Vladimirovich
Skrastins Karlis Martinovich
Snurnitsyn Pavel Sergeevich
Sobchenko Daniil Evgenievich
Tkachenko Ivan Leonidovich
Trakhanov Pavel Sergeevich
Urychev Yuri Olegovich
Churilov Gennady Stanislavovich
Shuvalov Maxim Alekseevich
Yarchuk Artyom Nikolaevich

Solomentsev Andrey Anatolyevich, commander
Zhivelov Igor Konstantinovich, 2nd pilot
Zhuravlev Sergey Vasilievich, flight mechanic
Sarmatova Elena Aleksandrovna, flight attendant
Maksumova Nadezhda Murzafarovna, flight attendant
Shavina Elena Mikhailovna, flight attendant
Matyushin Vladimir Yurievich, flight mechanic

Survivors:

Sizov Alexander Borisovich, flight attendant
Galimov Alexander Saidgereevich, hockey player

The fate of another Lokomotiv hockey player, Ruslan Salei, is unknown. The media wrote that he was not on the plane, supposedly Salei was waiting for the team in Minsk. Later, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the hockey player was on the list of dead. The name Salei does not appear in the published lists.

Plane crashes in which athletes died

One of the most tragic was the plane crash in the sky over Dneprodzerzhinsk on August 11, 1979. That day two airliners collided passenger aircraft Tu-134. In one of them, the Pakhtakor team flew from Tashkent to the USSR championship match in Minsk. Along with 17 club members, 172 people died in that plane crash.

Another plane crash claimed the lives of 11 of the most talented CSK Air Force hockey players, their coach, doctor and massage therapist. On January 7, 1950, a Li-2 (Douglas) plane crashed at the Sverdlovsk Koltsovo airport, on which the hockey players flew to Chelyabinsk for a match with the Dzerzhinets team (the current Traktor). Only Vsevolod Bobrov, who was late for the flight, survived. The CSK Air Force team was assembled by Vasily Stalin himself.

On February 6, 1958, 8 Manchester United football players, 3 team managers, 8 journalists and 2 crew members were killed in a plane crash.

Already in 2006, as a result of the A310 crash in Irkutsk, the general director of the Moscow hockey club Spartak, Vadim Melkov, died. He was appointed to the position of general director of the club a month before his death.

As a result of a plane crash in 2011 near Petrozavodsk, FIFA referee Vladimir Pettai died. His last match at the national level as a referee was the hundredth in his career, and he was able to become the 22nd “centurion” of the Russian championships. It was the game of the 13th round of the Russian championship between Rubin and Dynamo.

What is the Yak-42

The Yak-42 is a medium-range three-engine passenger aircraft developed in the USSR in the mid-1970s to replace the Tu-134. The first flight took place in March 1975. Start of operation - December 22, 1980. Produced until 2002. A total of 188 aircraft were produced. Cruising speed - 810 km/h. Flight range - 2900 km. Number of passengers - 120.

Today, the wear and tear of the Russian Yak-42 fleet is approximately 50%, which is much better than that of a number of other Russian aircraft produced in the USSR.

As of September 7, 2011, 9 Yak-42 aircraft were lost and 562 people died.

Seven years have passed since the tragedy, which shocked not only Yaroslavl, but the whole world. On September 7, 2011, a plane with the Lokomotiv hockey team on board crashed. The plane crash claimed the lives of 44 people - guys from the main team, coaches, crew members. We cherish their memory to this day.

Mourning ribbon on new uniform

For the 2018-2019 season, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has prepared a new uniform. Before that, it had not changed for eight years. It was presented on August 16 before the match with Cherepovets Severstal. Despite the updated design, the game jerseys still have the black mourning ribbon with the date of the tragedy.

Photo: official group of HC "Lokomotiv" on the VKontakte network.

Since the tragedy, no Kontinental Hockey League matches have been played since September 7. The upcoming 2018-2019 season will be the first time that teams will take to the ice on this day. The Yaroslavl club did not object to this decision of the league. But Lokomotiv itself will still not hold matches on this day.

Nevertheless, the KHL will not ignore the mournful date.

All six matches, which will take place on September 7, will begin with a minute of silence, says a message on the Kontinental Hockey League website. “Also, before these games, a video dedicated to the team that died seven years ago will be shown. All 12 teams will take to the ice tomorrow with special patches on their jerseys in memory of the tragic event.

In addition, the host teams supported the KHL’s proposal to allocate a memory sector in the stands. It will contain 44 scarves from the Yaroslavl club - according to the number of people killed in the plane crash. The ice palaces will have memorial areas where fans can honor the memory of the Yaroslavl team and lay flowers. Even the meeting of the KHL Board of Directors on September 7 will begin with a minute of silence.

Film about the dead captain

At the beginning of August, filming of the documentary film “Captain Nemo”, dedicated to the captain of the legendary team, ended. The director of the film, Elena Mikheeva, told Komsomolskaya Pravda about the filming.

The idea to make a film about Ivan was born a long time ago, says Elena. “But we couldn’t get started.” We collected material for quite a long time. Ultimately, work on the painting itself began about a year and a half ago.

According to the director, everyone involved in the film willingly responded to the offer to participate in the project.

“I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who helped us during filming,” continues Elena. - For example, Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik provided us with materials about Ivan dating back to 1998.

In fact, the entire film will be narrated by Ivan Tkachenko’s first coach, Alexander Vladimirovich Podmetalin. In addition, the former coach of Lokomotiv, who led the team to the championship, Vladimir Vuytek, and Alexander Ovechkin, and Andrei Malkin, also starred in the film. The premiere of the film will take place on September 7 at the Neft film club. The hockey player's father, Leonid Tkachenko, will come to the show. According to him, he himself has not yet seen the entire film. But he partly knows how the work went.

There they collected much more material than was included in the picture,” he told Komsomolskaya Pravda. - Enough for three more films. Elena was cutting during editing and crying... It’s possible that we’ll do a second episode later.

“Captain Nemo” will be shown at Nefti until September 12. And on November 9, on Ivan’s birthday, the film should be released on the federal television channel.

Hockey school named after Ivan Tkachenko

And again let's remember Ivan Tkachenko. The hockey school in Bragino was his dream. After the death of the hockey player, his father Leonid Vladimirovich decided to bring his son’s idea to life. He planned to build a school on a vacant lot on Panina Street. But so far the building has not appeared here - there was not enough money. In addition, according to Tkachenko, there are influential people who simply do not want to give up their place in this niche.

But we are persistent, we will gradually achieve our goal! - Leonid Vladimirovich smiles sadly.

Actually, the Ivan Tkachenko hockey school already exists and operates. True, so far without its own premises: on rented ice and in gym School No. 11. There is only one group studying here - children from 3 to 10 years old. Teaching follows a unique methodology developed by Tkachenko Sr. himself.

Its peculiarity is to develop not only physical qualities, but also the mind. Hockey players' thinking speed should be several times faster than that of ordinary people, because there is very little time to make the right decision in the game. This can be achieved special exercises. This is what we practice. This is a technique that has already been tested, including on my son,” said Leonid Vladimirovich.

At the same time, already this winter the father deceased hockey player on the land that he leased for the construction of a school, he plans to organize an outdoor skating rink where his students will practice.

On Friday, September 7, several commemorative events will be held to mark the anniversary of the tragedy. They will be organized at the Leontyevskoye cemetery, where the Lokomotiv hockey players are buried, and directly at the site of the tragedy, in Tunoshna. From 8.30 to 10.30 a liturgy will take place in the Assumption Cathedral in Yaroslavl. From 10.30 to 11.00 there is a memorial service for the dead. A memorial service and laying of flowers is planned at 12 o'clock on the territory of the memorial complex at Leontyevskoye Cemetery. At 13.20 there will be a laying of flowers at the Hockey Brotherhood memorial at Arena 2000. Locomotive". And at 15.50 commemorative events are planned on the territory of the memorial complex in the village of Tunoshna.

Let us remind you that the Yak-42, on board which was the main staff of Lokomotiv, coaches, and doctors, fell on September 7, 2011 during takeoff from Yaroslavl Tunoshna airport. Of the more than 40 people on board, only one survived - flight mechanic Alexander Sizov. But he doesn’t remember anything about what exactly happened. Investigators concluded that the cause of the crash was pilot error. Only one person was punished for the crash of the airliner - the deputy director of the YAK Service airline, which operated the crashed plane, Vadim Timofeev. He was responsible for the training of pilots and their regular training, but, according to investigators, he approached the matter carelessly. Last year, the Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia closed the case due to the death of the main suspects - the pilots.

A year ago, on September 7, 2011, a Yak-42D passenger aircraft with tail number RA-42434 of JSC Aviation Company Yak Service, performing an irregular international flight to transport passengers on the route Yaroslavl (Tunosha) - Minsk, from Tunosha airport in Yaroslavskaya areas.

There were 45 people on board the plane: the team of the Yaroslavl hockey club "Lokomotiv" - 37 passengers - and eight crew members. Main squad players hockey team were heading to Minsk, where the next day a game was scheduled with the Dynamo hockey club - Lokomotiv's first match of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) season.

Yaroslav Neelov

Hockey club "Lokomotiv" (Yaroslavl)

In normal weather conditions, the plane began its takeoff run on the runway at Tunoshna airport.

The plane gained an altitude of no more than five to six meters, then collided with the localizer antenna system (LOB), located 435 meters from the end of the runway and having a height of about three meters, with the LOC container, then with an intense left roll collided with the base of the approach lights ( airfield lighting system) and trees, hit the ground approximately 600 meters from the end of the runway, on the bank of the Tunoshonka River, and collapsed. The bulk of the plane's fragments were scattered at a distance of 800-900 meters from the end of the runway.

43 people died immediately (39 people - from instant mechanical injuries to the body, three people - due to drowning, one person died due to thermal injuries to the body).

Only two survived - hockey player Alexander Galimov and flight engineer Alexander Sizov. Both ended up in the river after the plane crashed. Galimov was conscious, was able to walk away from the burning plane himself and gave his name to the police.

The survivors were hospitalized.

The athlete, who received burns to 90% of his body, was taken to the burn department of the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery in Moscow, where he died on September 12.

Sizov the day after the disaster at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine in Moscow with multiple fractures of the ribs, a comminuted fracture of the femur, a penetrating head wound with brain damage and burns to 15% of the body. The patient's condition was extremely serious.

The forward of the Lokomotiv team, 20-year-old Maxim Zyuzyakin, and the Finnish goalkeeper coach Jorma Valtonen, who worked at the Yaroslavl club, survived for the match in Minsk.

On September 7, the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) formed a commission to investigate the causes and circumstances of the disaster.

A criminal case was initiated into the disaster under Part 3 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code Russian Federation. An investigation into a technical malfunction of the aircraft and a pilot error.

Due to the death of the main team, the Lokomotiv team - Continental hockey league(KHL) - in the 2011-2012 season.

September 10 at ice palace sport of Yaroslavl. 14 people were buried directly in Yaroslavl, the bodies of the remaining victims were transported to other cities and countries. Among the dead were citizens of Ukraine, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Sweden and Latvia.

RIA News. Vladimir Terentyev

"Lokomotiv" as we will remember it

By September 15, Rostransnadzor had inspected all 15 airlines operating Yak-42 aircraft. As a result of the inspection, three aircraft were suspended from flights, and a total of 28 Yak-42 aircraft were inspected.

On September 22, Alexander Sizov, a ground engineer for aviation and radio-electronic equipment who survived the crash, was interrogated by Georgy Yachmenev, Deputy Chairman of the MAK for Aircraft Accident Investigation, Honored Pilot of the USSR. According to Alexander Sizov, there were no comments on the operation of the aircraft either during preparation for the flight or during takeoff. Sizov noted that he did not see who was flying the plane during takeoff. Sizov did not remember the moment of the disaster itself; he only remembered how the airliner took off, and the next moment he woke up in the water, where spilled kerosene was burning.
According to Sizov’s testimony, the IAC clarified the actual placement of passengers and luggage: the team’s management and coaches were in the front cabin, the team was in the second cabin, and the bulk of the luggage was loaded into the rear trunk. This means that the plane was unable to take off normally due to a misalignment, since the bulk of the passengers were allegedly in the front cabin.

At the beginning of October 2011, flight engineer Alexander Sizov successfully underwent plastic surgery on his face and neck.

RIA News. Yaroslav Neelov

Memorial complex to members of the Lokomotiv hockey club who died in a plane crash on September 7, 2011, at the Leontyevskoye cemetery in Yaroslavl.

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources