Overview

• Flight recorders recovered at the taiga crash site were shipped to Moscow on July 25 for detailed analysis.
• Investigators from the Transport Prosecutor’s Office and Civil Aviation Authority are examining whether an equipment failure or pilot error caused the crash.
• The AN-24, built in 1976 and operating under an extended airworthiness certificate through 2036, has drawn renewed scrutiny over maintenance of aging Soviet-era fleets.
• Federal and aviation regulators have opened operational reviews of Angara Airlines in response to the disaster.
• The Russian government has announced 5 million rubles for each victim’s family, with Angara Airlines covering transport and funeral expenses.