Tragedy struck eastern Russian as passenger aircraft carrying 49 people, including six crew members and five children, crashed near the town of Tynda, close to the Chinese boarder in Amur region, on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
The Roman Antonov AN- 24 passenger plane operated by Angora Airlines lost radar contact minutes before landing during its approach visibility.
According to Amur Regional Governor Vasily Orlov, the Antonov AN -24 twin-turboprop aircraft was en route to Tynda when it encountered poor visibility condition during landing, believed to have continued to the fatal crew error.
Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that an Mi -8 rescue helicopter operated by Rosaviatsiya, the country’s civil aviation authority, located the burning fuselage of the plane 16 kilometres from Tynda, on a rugged mountainside.
Officials have confirmed there were no survivors found during an aerial inspection.
-9News Nigeria.
