An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed in Russia's far east on Thursday (July 24) as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board in an incident that spotlighted the continued use of old, Soviet-era aircraft.
00:00An Antonov, an 24-passenger plane carrying 48 people, crashed in Russia's Far East on Thursday, killing all on board.
00:08A search helicopter spotted the burning wreckage of the 1976 built plane after it vanished from radar while attempting a second landing.
00:17Operated by Angara Airlines, the plane was flying from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda when it crashed in a densely forested, hilly area about 15 kilometers away from its destination.
00:29Rescue teams had to cut a path through the roadless terrain using heavy machinery.
00:34Investigators have opened a criminal case over suspected air traffic violations, noting the plane had passed a recent safety check despite four minor incidents since 2018.
00:45President Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to the victims' families and observed a minute of silence at the start of a government meeting.
00:58President Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to the host of the
