Plane carrying 50 people including children goes missing after 'trying to land'
Five children were among the 49 passengers on board when the AN-24 aircraft dropped off radar signalling in the southeast after it departed from Blagoveshchensk.
The plane had set off after a two-hour delay, following a stopover during its flight from Khabarovsk to Tynda before it slipped from radars.
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08:19 Ryan Fahey Satellite image shows rugged terrain surrounding crash site The area around the town of Tynda, near where the plane is believed to have gone missing
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None of the 49 souls on board survived the horror crash, according to initial reports from emergency services.
RIA Novosti state news agency said that though it appears everyone lost their lives, the rescue helicopter was unable to land at the mountainous site to confirm the fatalities.
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The wreckage of the doomed aircraft has now been found around 10 miles from its destination.
Local media reported the development citing emergency services. An-24 passenger plane (Image: social media / east2west news)
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Russia's ministry of emergency situations has released a statement on the disappearance of the plane.
A spokesperson said: "Search underway for An-24 planein Amur Region.
"In Amur Region, several kilometers from Tynda airport, an An-24 passenger plane of Angara Airlines disappeared from radar and failed to respond to contact.
"It was flying the Khabarovsk-Blagoveshchensk-Tynda route.
"Preliminary, there were about 40 people on board.Rescuers from the Russian Emergencies Ministry have been sent to the site to search. Further information is being clarified."
07:55 Ryan Fahey
The plane was carrying 49 people when it lost contact on its second approach to Tynda airport.
Six of them were crew members and another five of the passengers are said to be children.
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Tynda is situated around 3,213 miles east of Moscow and 169 miles from the border of China.
The town is surrounded by dense forests and unforgiving terrain. Tynda Airport (Image: social media / east2west news)
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The An-24 is a twin turboprop transport aircraft developed in the Soviet Union during the late 1950s.
It is still widely used in Russia, which has a poor record on air safety in remote regions.
The plane was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in Kyiv, Ukraine (then part of the USSR).
07:45 Ryan Fahey
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Transport said it has launched a criminal investigation into the plane's disappearance. It had taken off from Blagoveshchensk airport (Image: social media / east2west news)
07:44 Ryan Fahey
Russian emergency services have revealed details of the plane's final moments.
As it reached its destination, the pilot failed to check in and air traffic control lost all contact with the aircraft.
'The An-24 plane was flying the Khabarovsk-Blagoveshchensk-Tynda route. Near the final point, it failed to check in. There is no contact with it,' the emergency services told Interfax news agency.
07:43 Ryan Fahey
A desperate search was on for the Angara Airlines aircraft, which is said to have been used for almost 50 years.
It disappeared from radar during poor weather near Tynda in southeastern Russia.
Weather reports from the area show low cloud and rain. Khabarovsk airport (Image: social media / east2west news)
07:29 Ryan Fahey
The An-24 turboprop aircraft, which is operated by Angara Airlines, fell off radar close to Tynda Airport in Amur, south east Russia.
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