A Russian aircraft carrying 49 people on board crashed in the Far East with no survivors found.
According to Sky News, a Soviet-era aircraft, an An-24, carrying 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew on board disappeared from radar on Thursday, July 24.
Regional governor Vasily Orlov said that all the necessary forces and means were used to search for the plane.
Russian news agency TASS reported that the civil defense centre of the region found the wreckage of the plane travelling from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda on a hillside about 16 km (10 miles) from a remote town after the civil aviation helicopter spotted the burning fuselage.
After the preliminary investigation and aerial inspection, officials announced that they believe that there is no survivor.
The regional civil defense and fire safety centre stated, “According to the director of Tynda Airport, the plane caught fire upon impact, and a Mi-8 helicopter crew flying over the area reported no signs of survivors.”
It is believed that the incident happened during the error landing attempt in the poor visibility.
Notably, the Angara Airlines Antonov 24 plane was almost 50 years old, had a history of troubles, and had been involved in four different incidents since 2008.
