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In a forest area in Siberia, a plane with five persons on board, including two pilots, was lost on Tuesday, The Russian Federal Air Force Agency (Rosaviacja) announced. According to TASS and Reuters reports, TASR reports this.
Antonov’s multipurpose aircraft, Soviet single-engine double-fiber plane commonly used in agriculture and forestry, sent emergency signals above the area of Yakutia in the far northeastern part of Russia.
Rosaviacija added that the crew conducted an aerial survey of forests. A search and rescue unit including a Mi-8 helicopter is being sent to the site, trying to locate the machine, Informed the Office in a statement on the telegram platform.
