MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti) - The press service at Vnukovo airport of Moscow said two Russian crewmembers, a co-pilot and an engineer, were onboard the Challenger-850 plane, which crashed on takeoff Tuesday.
"The commander of the crew was a U.S. citizen," the Vnukovo spokeswoman said. "The co-pilot is a Russian just like the engineer."
A source at the airport said earlier that all the crewmembers of the Swiss-owned plane had been hospitalized.
According to preliminary information, the plane was bound for Berlin to undergo technical maintenance, the source said, adding that rescuers and air security experts were working at the site of the crash.
"They will take flight recorders for analysis to determine the cause of the accident," the source said.
An engine fire has been identified as a possible cause of the crash.
The airport was closed following the accident and will resume operations at 7:30 p.m. Moscow time (4:30 p.m. GMT).
