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The AN-24 aircraft, which fell into the Amur region of Russia, on Thursday (24/7) caught fire during the descent, and no survivor was spotted during an air inspection at the scene, the Regional Center for Civil Defense and Fire Security to the Russian news agency Tass said.
“According to the director of the airport of, the crew of a MI-8 helicopter that flying over the area did not report signs of survivors,” the statement says.
The plane was carrying 49, according to regional governor Vasily Orlov. He said there were 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew on board.
“All the necessary strengths and means were mobilized to look for the plane,” he wrote on Telegram.
According to the Russian news agency Interfax, emergency services reported that “the AN-25 plane was flying on the Khabarovsh-Blagovesk-Tynda route.
