Errors, Drugs Crashed Lokomotiv Jet

The plane crash that devastated Yaroslavl's Lokomotiv hockey team in September was caused by multiple pilot errors, including sedatives in a pilot's blood, inadequate training and a crucial instrument mix-up, investigators said in their final report Wednesday.

In a two-hour news conference, lead crash investigator Alexei Morozov and others from the Interstate Aviation Commission led journalists on a harrowing, moment-by-moment replay of Lokomotiv's last moments, beginning with pre-flight chit-chat in the cockpit and ending with the pilot's last word, a frantic "f---."  More Read

The Moscow Times