Russian officials said that a passenger aircraft flying from Bagovashesk to Tibba crashed on Thursday in the Far East of Russia.
None of the 48 passengers and crew is left in the board, the head of the Amur region of the country said in a statement on Thursday.
The burning torso of Angara Airlines Antonov N -24, still one of the oldest passenger aircraft, was found on a hill to the south of its intended destination, which was said by the ministry of more than 7,000 kilometers (4.350 mi) of more than 7,000 kilometers (4.350 mi).
The rescue warc war caused difficult terrain and bad weather, but local authorities said that later were able to reach the accident site in the afternoon.
What do we know about the accident?
The Russian federal government said that 42 passengers, including five children and six crew, were riding in the plan.
A statement before the Regional Governor, Vasili Orlov, put the death at the age of 49 years. The cause of discrepancy was not clear.
In a statement, Orlov sent his condolences to the families of the crash victims, and declared mourning for three days.
The aircraft allegedly disappeared from the radar during the second approach of Tibba.
According to the Emergency Ministry, the crew did not state any problem before the accident.
Media reports suggested that some weather gave rise to a height misconception, causing the aircraft to brush the top of the trees as the airport wast.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about the accident, Kremlin said.
According to reports, there was at least one Chinese citizen on the board.
Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his “deep condolences” to Putin and families of accident victims. Chinese state media outlet Xinhua,
Aged aircraft
Officials said that the plan, which was allegedly inspected before the takeoff without any shortcomings, had started their flight in Kabarovsk before staying in Blogovashesk.
The Soviet-designed aircraft was about 50 years old, built in 1976, according to the Russian media citing data of the tail number of the aircraft.
Russia’s aviation sector has faced growing problems as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine affects the availability of spare parts among other things.
Russian prosecutors have launched an investigation at the Siberia-based airline running flight.
Edited by: Elizabeth Shumacker
