On Friday, Aeroprakt A-22 type light airplane crashed near Starobelokurikha village in the Altai Region of Russia. Upon the reports from the residents, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) teams deployed to the crash site. After their arrival, the EMERCOM teams rescued the pilot 48-year-old Sergey Zhuravlev and the passenger 33-year-old Anton Nagorny from the plane with serious injuries and took them to the hospital. EMERCOM state that the official approval for the flight has been received, and an investigation launched regarding the accident.
The wife of the Nagorny told that she rented the plane as a gift for her husband’s 34th birthday. Nagorny’s wife said that his husband would make a 20-minute flight with the pilot but the plane crashed right after takeoff.
Nagorny’s wife stated that her husband’s heath condition is serious, and her husband had fractures in his legs and hip. Meanwhile, hospital stated that the pilot Zhuravlev was unconscious and had fractures in his body.