EMERCOM of the Russian Federation: The cause of the Tu-154 disaster could be a lightning stake
According to preliminary data, the Tu-154 catastrophe of Pulkovo Airlines occurred due to a lightning strike, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Russian Emergencies Ministry. "The plane hit the Thunderstorm Front, lightning struck it. Tu-154 fell from a height of 10-11 thousand meters," the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies said. Today at 15.39, having given the SOS signal, the Tu-154 Pulkovo Airlines, which was flying 612 Anapa-St. Petersburg, disappeared from the radar.