Brad Cavanagh and his three-year-old daughter Elizabeth arrive to watch the Vancouver Canucks during NHL hockey training camp at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Jan., 15, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Brad Cavanagh and his three-year-old daughter Elizabeth arrive to watch the Vancouver Canucks during NHL hockey training camp at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Jan., 15, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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FILE - In this file photo taken Sept. 17, 2012, the NHL logo is seen on a goal at a Nashville Predators practice rink in Nashville, Tenn. The NHL eliminated 16 more days from the regular-season schedule Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, and if a deal with the players' association isn't reached soon the whole season could be lost. The league wiped out all games through Dec. 30 in its latest round of cancellations. Negotiations between the league and the players' association broke off last week, but NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Sunday the sides are trying to restart talks this week. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)
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Matt Duchene from Colorado Avalanche reacts during his first training with HC Ambri Piotta, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, in Biasca, Switzerland. Canadian Matt Duchene, is another NHL lockout player to play in the Swiss hockey league. . (AP Photo//Ti-Press/Carlo Reguzzi)
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, center, arrives to speak with reporters after an NHL Board of Governors meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. The NHL and NHL Players' Association have cleared their schedules with progress being made in collective bargaining talks. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman leaves the room after speaking to reporters after an NHL Board of Governors meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. The league and the NHL Players' Association have cleared their schedules with progress being made in collective bargaining talks. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to reporters after an NHL Board of Governors meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. The league and the players' association have cleared their schedules with progress being made in collective bargaining talks. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) is checked by Brandon Sutter during the NHL hockey team's practice in Pittsburgh on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, takes a break during an NHL hockey practice at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, participates in an NHL hockey practice at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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A young fan takes a picture of Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, during an NHL hockey practice at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Russian plane crash caused by equipment failure
MOSCOW (AP) — Investigators say equipment failure caused a Russian airliner to crash in Moscow last month, killing five people.
The Russian-made Tupolev Tu-204 belonging to Red Wings airline careered off the runway at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, rolled across a snowy field and slammed into the slope of a nearby highway, breaking into pieces and catching fire.
The crash killed five of the eight crew members aboard the jet, which was returning to Moscow from the Czech Republic with no passengers aboard.
The Moscow-based Interstate Aviation Committee said Thursday that the crash occurred because thrust reversers on the plane's engines failed, even though the crew repeatedly tried to activate them. Panels on the plane's wings designed to rise while landing and slow the aircraft down also failed to work.
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