After an investigation, the agency came to the conclusion that pilot error caused the Yak carrying team Lokomotiv to crash.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=379449
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A Russian pilot inadvertently put the wheel brakes on during takeoff, causing a crash that killed 44 people including a professional ice hockey team, investigators said Wednesday, citing lax oversight and insufficient crew training as key reasons behind the error."
Mickey mouse stuff that's an absolute embarrassment to Russian aviation.
I'll likely repost this in the Hockey thread as well. Just saw this article on TSN today so I'm not sure if it was reported anywhere else sooner.