A rescue helicopter had located the burning remains of the aircraft, confirming the worst fears
Digital Desk: On Thursday, a Russian passenger aircraft, with 49 people on board, crashed in the Amur region, it was reported to the Regional Civil Defense and Fire Safety Center with no survivors were identified by a preliminary aerial survey.
The aircraft, a twin-propeller Antonov-24 operated by Angara Airlines, was on a scheduled domestic flight from Khabarovsk to Tynda via Blagoveshchensk. Around 1 p.m. local time (0400 GMT), the plane had lost contact with the air traffic control, as it was executing a go-around maneuver during the approach to Tynda Airport.
According to initial reports by Governor Vasily Orlov, 43 passengers were on board, five of them children and half a dozen crew, although later the emergencies ministry said that there were approximately 40 people on board.
“All necessary forces and resources have been deployed to search for the aircraft,” Orlov wrote on Telegram shortly after the crash was confirmed.
As per the report that a rescue helicopter had located the burning remains of the aircraft, confirming the worst fears.
Authorities are continuing investigations and recovery efforts at the crash site.
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