24.07.2025 09:56
A Russian passenger plane of the AN-24 type, carrying 49 people, lost contact. The wreckage of the aircraft, which lost radio contact in the Amur region in the southeast of the country, was found some time later. It was reported that there were no survivors on board.
Contact was lost with an An-24 passenger plane carrying approximately 49 people in the Amur region of eastern Russia. The wreckage of the plane was found in the same area.
The local Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that the aircraft, belonging to the Siberian airline Angara, lost contact with radar screens while approaching the town of Tynda in the Amur region near the Chinese border.
NOBODY SURVIVED
Regional Governor Vasili Orlov reported that there were 43 passengers, including 5 children, and 6 crew members on board the plane, according to initial assessments. It was stated that there were no survivors from the wreckage of the plane.
CONTACT WAS LOST DURING DESCENT
In the first statement regarding the plane that lost contact, it was said, "An An-24 aircraft belonging to Angara Airlines failed to establish a connection with the control tower a few kilometers from Tynda Airport."
WRECKAGE OF THE PLANE REACHED
It was announced that the wreckage of the plane, which lost radio contact, was found after a while. It was stated that the passenger plane was found to be engulfed in flames at the time of discovery.
ANTONOV AN-24
The AN-24, a Russian-made aircraft that made its first flight in 1960 and entered service in 1963, is a passenger/cargo transport aircraft equipped with pressurized cabins, capable of operating in all weather conditions, made of metal, and has a capacity of 52 seats.
Although production of the aircraft was halted in the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1977, it continues to be produced in China as the Y-7. The aircraft is equipped with navigation devices such as autopilot, radar, DME, marker, ADF, and radio altimeter, as well as a VHF communication system and flight route recorder, allowing it to fly in all weather conditions.