Key points
- Plane disappeared from radar earlier
- Mi-8 helicopter spots the burning fuselage of the aircraft
- No information on casualties and survivors
ISLAMABAD: Russian rescuers have found the fuselage of an Antonov-24 passenger plane that disappeared from radar earlier in Russia’s far east, the emergencies ministry said Thursday.
“An Mi-8 helicopter operated by Rosaviatsiya (Russia’s civil aviation authority) has spotted the burning fuselage of the aircraft,” Russia’s emergencies ministry said on Telegram.
✈️🚨 Passenger plane crashes in Russia’s Amur region — over 40 people on board
A Soviet-made Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by Angara Airlines disappeared from radar near the town of Tynda while attempting a second landing approach. Emergency crews later found the burning… pic.twitter.com/MOO08NTbEP
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 24, 2025
The plane carrying 49 people has disappeared from radar in Russia’s far eastern region of Amur, the regional governor said on Thursday.
The Antonov-24 plane disappeared from radar as it headed to the city of Tynda from the city of Blagoveshchensk, Vassily Orlov wrote on Telegram according to AFP.
Preliminary data
Vasily Orlov said according to preliminary data, there were 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members on board.
“All necessary forces and means have been deployed to search for the plane,” he wrote on Telegram.
The emergencies ministry said the number of people onboard was about 40.
The Russian news agency Interfax reported emergency services as saying: “The An-24 plane was flying along the Khabarovsk-Blagoveshchensk-Tynda route. It failed to pass security checks near its final destination. There is no contact with it.”
