4 killed in plane crash in Moscow region

Crash occurs when pilot was performing maneuver called ‘barrel roll,’ says Russian Investigative Committee

MOSCOW

The Russian Investigative Committee reported on Saturday that four people were killed as a light aircraft crashed in the Moscow region.

The Yak-52 plane fell into a field in Pano village of Kolomna urban district after the crash and caught fire, which was later extinguished, the committee said in a statement.

The plane took off from Severka airfield without coordination, and the crash happened as the pilot was performing a maneuver called "barrel roll," it added.

The Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case following the incident.