Airplane with 28 people onboard crashes into sea off Russian coast: Report
Russia Plane Crash News: In a shocking incident, an airplane with over 28 people on board crashed into the sea off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula while preparing to land, RIA news agency reported.
Reportedly, the plane, an Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop, was traveling from regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, a village in northern Kamchatka.
Also Read | Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO; what's next for him?
Unfortunately, it lost contact with air traffic control. Meanwhile, several ships were en route to the site when news of Russia's plane crash was reported.
Also Read | India at Tokyo 2020: Full list of athletes qualified for Olympics
As per the report, there were a total of 22 passengers and six crew on board. The Mayor of Village, Olga Mokhireva, was among the passengers, the TASS agency quoted local authorities as saying. TASS stated that the plane was built in 1982.
Russia has improved its air traffic safety record in recent years. However, poor aircraft maintenance still persists. The country has seen several deadly air accidents in recent years.
In May 2019, a Sukhoi Superjet belonging to the flag carrier Aeroflot crash-landed and caught fire on the runway of a Moscow airport. A total of 41 people were killed in the accident.
Earlier in February 2018, a Saratov Airlines An-148 aircraft crashed near Moscow after takeoff. It killed all 71 people on board.
-PTC News
