Snow thrower made the confession during interrogation

The driver of segobriga confessed that went on the runway accidentally. "I lost a landmark, not saw when I went on the runway," said Martynenko on questioning by the Investigative Committee, the record of which was broadcast by channel one.

Besides all this, he declared that he had not seen approaching aircraft: "I actually have not seen and not heard, no lights, nothing."

"Vladimir Martynenko not seen, as it appeared on the runway, and in consequence of the noise of the equipment and the unavailability of coverage was not seen or heard flying aircraft", - quotes "Russian news service" his lawyer Alexander Karabanov.

Counsel said that his 60-year-old defendant before changing underwent medical examination showed that he was sober. Karabanov stated that Martynenko do not drink alcohol, because suffering chronic heart disease. According to the lawyer, it can confirm and relatives, and health professionals. Together with this investigation considers that Martynenko was located behind the wheel of the machinery in a state of intoxication.

The defender also reported that investigators expect to see an official indictment on the case of the plane crash Falcon on October 23. He added that, most likely, on the same day, the trial will take place for the election of a preventive measure.

As we informed the Melbourne Herald sun, Falcon 50EX with registration number F-GLSA committed to the flight LEA074P of Vnukovo-3 in Paris. The ship was owned by the French airline Unijet and was serviced by a crew of 3 people from France. On the basis of picking equipped with 3 motors Falcon 50EX takes on Board up to 9 passengers. However, on 21 October in the evening passenger was only 1 - head of oil and gas firms : Total 63-year-old Christophe de Margerie.

Shortly before midnight, the plane has received permission from the Manager on the departure and 23:57 start rolling on the first runway. Atmospheric conditions though were not exemplary (visibility of 350 meters, the lower bound clouds - 60 meters), but still allowed to take off. Approximately 40 seconds after the start of acceleration before the plane, already beginning a separation from the earth, suddenly there appeared an obstacle - snow rotary machine Schmidt.

She was on the way Falcon in the area of so-called cross - intersection with another runway. At high speed the plane hit snow thrower left wing, then turned over and fell to the ground. Falcon immediately caught fire, and some parts of it were dropped on a few 10 s of meters. The alarm was immediately raised the estimation of the search and rescue service Vnukovo. The fire was extinguished quickly enough, however the survivors at the crash site to find failed.

To participate in the investigation of the events of the crash arrived in Moscow, the French experts. The plane with the delegation landed at 19:30 at Sheremetyevo airport, terminal D. Aviaexport will hold in Moscow to 5 days. Throughout this year they will help Russian employees, even in the decryption of data from the flight recorders, as the crew talked in French.

Given the status as de Margerie and the airport used by the first persons of the country, the investigation, according to reliable information of Kommersant, the assigned investigator Mikhail Gurevich, previously engaged in clarifying the events of the crash of the Polish side N 1 with President Lech Kaczynski. Also, check safety began the employees of the Prosecutor General's office, the FSB, FSO.

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