Accident Dozens feared killed after plane crashes in Russia’s Far East

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Dozens Feared Dead After Plane Crash in Russia’s Far East

Nearly 50 people, including several children, are presumed dead after a Soviet-era passenger aircraft crashed in Russia’s Amur region, according to state media citing local officials.

 

The Antonov An-24, a twin-turboprop aircraft dating back to the 1970s, had been en route from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk and Tynda when it disappeared from radar, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced via Telegram.

 

Search teams located the wreckage on a mountainside approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Tynda. No survivors were visible from the air, according to the Amur Center for Civil Defence and Fire Safety. Initial reports suggest the plane caught fire upon impact.

 

The aircraft, manufactured in 1976 and originally designed in 1957, was operated by Angara Airlines, a regional Russian carrier based in Irkutsk, Siberia.

Vasiliy Orlov, governor of the Amur region, stated that 49 individuals were aboard the flight, including 43 passengers (five of them children) and six crew members. Citing emergency officials, Russian news agency TASS reported that all those on board are believed to have died.

 

The crash occurred just a few miles from Tynda Airport, shortly after the aircraft lost contact with air traffic control. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, though challenging due to the remote, roadless terrain of dense forest and swampland.

Emergency crews have been deployed in full force, but the isolated crash site and difficult conditions are hampering ground access. Investigations into the cause of the crash are expected to follow once the site is secured.

 

Developing Story as reported by CNN

 

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from CNN 2025-07-24