Russian plane with nearly 50 on board crashes in eastern Amur region, all feared dead

The plane, operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda.

Updated on: Jul 24, 2025, 13:56:35 IST

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A Russian passenger plane carrying 49 people, including six crew members, crashed in the eastern Amur region on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing local media reports.

Russian air traffic control lost contact with the An-24 passenger plane with about 49 people on board. (Image for represenation/Pixabay)

All people on board are feared dead, Russian news agency TASS said, citing preliminary data.

The plane, operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China.

Regional governor Vasily Orlov said that, according to preliminary data, 43 passengers, including five children and six crew members, were on board.

Russia's emergencies ministry said that the debris of the passenger plane was located by a rescue helicopter.

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"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, according to Reuters.

Debris found on mountainside

According to AFP, the rescue helicopter spotted the burning fuselage on a mountainside about 16 kilometres from Tynda. The helicopter saw no evidence of survivors from above, local rescuers said.

The region's civil defence agency said it was dispatching rescuers to the scene. "At the moment, 25 people and five units of equipment have been dispatched, and four aircraft with crews are on standby," it said, according to AFP.

A rescuer told the state TASS news agency that the forest terrain has made getting to the site difficult. "The main search operations are being conducted from the air," they said.

What caused the crash?

Russian news agency Tass reported that the crash was caused by a crew error during landing in poor visibility.

The Antonov An-24, developed in the 1950s, is widely used in Russia for cargo and passenger transport. More than 1,000 units were produced.

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