Plane crashes with 49 people, including children; no survivors
An air tragedy rocked Russia after a passenger plane crashed in the Amur province in the Far East. At least 49 people were on board, and authorities confirmed there were no survivors.
The accident occurred while an Antonov An-24 of the regional airline Angara Airlines was en route from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda. The aircraft lost radar contact during a second approach to the destination airport, under adverse weather conditions.
The burning fuselage was found in a mountainous area.After several hours of searching , an Mi-8 rescue helicopter located the plane's burning fuselage about 15 kilometers south of Tynda, in a difficult-to-access, heavily forested area. Emergency crews confirmed at the scene that no survivors were found among the wreckage.
According to official sources cited by media outlets such as The Guardian and El País , the flight was carrying 43 passengers—including five minors —and six crew members. Russian authorities are still working to identify the victims and recover the bodies.
They are investigating whether it was a human error or a technical failure.Although the investigation is ongoing, initial hypotheses point to possible crew error during landing, combined with adverse weather conditions. The possibility of a technical failure is also being assessed, as the An-24 involved was an older model manufactured in the 1970s.
The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a case to investigate the causes of the crash. The Washington Post has reported that aircraft maintenance in Russia has been affected by international sanctions, complicating access to spare parts and fleet renewal.
This accident adds to a long list of air accidents in the country, where the use of Soviet-made aircraft continues to be common, especially on remote regional routes.
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