Overview

• Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 lost radar contact around 13:00 local time during its second landing approach to Tynda and later crashed in dense forest about 16 km from the airport.
• Rescue helicopters located the burning fuselage but did not find survivors during aerial sweeps as ground teams reach the hard-to-access site to confirm casualties.
• Passenger counts remain unverified as officials report between 43 and 49 people onboard, including children and six crew members.
• Investigators from the Transport Prosecutor Department are examining radar tracks, the 1976-built plane’s maintenance records and its extended airworthiness certificate.
• The crash highlights risks of operating ageing Soviet-era aircraft across vast, remote areas of the Amur region with limited infrastructure.