The search for Antonov An-4 in, with. A helicopter involved in the investigations found debris and the burning fuselage of the aircraft according to.
“During research operations, Rosaviatsia’s Mi-8 helicopter found the jet of the aircraft, caught fire. Rescuers go to the point of accident »the service said.
The Civil Protection and Security Center of Amyr said that the debris of the An-44 were found on a hillside about 16 kilometers from Tinda.
Dead all passengers, unknown their number
All occupants in the aircraft crashed in the AMUR area were killed, according to preliminary data. This was mentioned in the operational services.
“According to preliminary information, everyone is dead. The helicopter with rescuers cannot land in the area of the crash. A fire is on the spot »said the representative of the service.
At the same time, the number of passengers in it remains unknown. According to operational services, there were 40 passengers on the plane, including two children, and 6 crew members.
For his part, Amyr Vasily Orloff’s ruler told his channel on Telegram that, according to preliminary data, there were 43 passengers on the aircraft, including 5 children, and 6 crew members.
Recall that an alarm had earlier sounded as air traffic controllers lost contact with the passenger aircraft carrying about 50 people to the Far East of Russia.
Shot reported that the plane, managed by the airline Angara, was heading to Tinda town in the AMUR area bordering China.
What do we know about the accident
- Angara Airlines’s An -4 An -4 aircraft did not get in touch with a checkpoint a few kilometers from Tinda Airport.
- There were 49 people on the aircraft, including 6 crew members. There were five children among the passengers.
- The aircraft was operating the Habovovsk – Blagovestsk – Tinda route.
- AN-24 did not transmit a danger signal
- The aircraft disappeared from the radars after coming for a second round for landing at Tinda Airport, the Far East Transport Press Office said.
- At the scene of the crash was the fuselage of the aircraft, which was set on fire. The debris was found on a hillside 16 kilometers from Tinda.
- Prior to the flight, the aircraft underwent the necessary checks, the airline said.
- The aircraft was built almost 50 years ago. In 2021, his certificate of airworthiness was extended by 2036.
- Operational services have said that the version of the aircraft crash is considered to be the error of the crew when approaching landing in poor visibility.
