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Originally Posted by Growler
It'd be a shame if, even in light of this event, the Russian aviation folks don't do something to make their part in the industry safer.
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The older jets (Tu-134 etc) are being withdrawn at the moment. From what I've been reading on the crash, the aircraft lost engine power shortly after takeoff and couldn't make it above a radar antenna mast. Now I don't know what eejit placed a tall mast near an active runway, but I also don't know if the aircraft was off course due to the engine trouble and couldn't steer away from obstructions.
Loss of power/lift at low altitude and low speed, whether it's due to birdstrike or mechanical failure or whatever, doesn't vary in severity due to aircraft type or country of origin. We don't know enough right now about this incident.