“The pilot and his passenger, born in 1951, died from their injuries,” the official statement reads.

On the fact of the crash of the An-2 light aircraft, a criminal case was initiated in accordance with Part 3 of Art.

263 of the Criminal Code of Russia (violation of the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport).

Earlier, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region reported that the plane crashed in the Krasnodar Territory as a result of a collision with power lines.

No building damage.

Pilot error is considered one of the versions of the causes of the crash with the An-2 aircraft in the Kuban.