FLIGHT DATA AND COMMUNICATION RECORDERS FAILED TO REVEAL SECRET OF A 320 CRASH NEAR SOCHI

Regnum, Russia
June 19 2006

Decoding transcripts of flight data recorder of A 320 plane that
crashed near the Black Sea coast on May 3, has not revealed the
tragedy’s causes. As REGNUM was informed at the Russian Transport
Ministry’s press office, as a result of last flight decoding it was
ascertained that the plane was not destroyed in the air. The plane’s
collision with water became fatal for it.

At present, complex analysis of all available recordings is
continuing. Flight stimulator is planned to be used to reveal the
cause of the crash.

It is worth reminding that the Armenian A 320 was flying from Yerevan
to Sochi on May 3. It fell into the Black Sea at a distance of only
6 km from the landing ground. 113 passengers were aboard; all of them
were killed.