{"id":265730,"date":"2025-07-24T16:07:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/passenger-plane-carrying-49-people-crashes-in-remote-russian-forest\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:17:07","slug":"passenger-plane-carrying-49-people-crashes-in-remote-russian-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/passenger-plane-carrying-49-people-crashes-in-remote-russian-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger plane carrying 49 people crashes in remote Russian forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MOSCOW, RUSSIA<\/strong> &#8211; A passenger aircraft carrying 49 people <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/air-india-crash-probe-fuel-to-jet-engines-cut-off-moments-before-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crashed<\/a> in Russia\u2019s remote Amur region on Thursday, with rescue teams reporting no immediate signs of survivors after locating the burning wreckage on a forested mountainside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The twin-propeller <a href=\"https:\/\/skybrary.aero\/aircraft\/an24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antonov-24<\/a>, operated by regional carrier Angara Airlines, disappeared from radar at approximately 13:00 local time while en-route from Blagoveshchensk to the town of Tynda in Russia\u2019s far eastern region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A rescue helicopter later spotted the aircraft\u2019s burning fuselage on a forested mountain slope approximately 16 km from Tynda airport. Video footage released by Russian investigators showed thick columns of smoke billowing from the wreckage amid dense forest terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRescuers in the helicopter saw no evidence of survivors,\u201d local emergency services reported, as the Amur region\u2019s civil defense agency mobilized ground teams to reach the crash site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenging forest terrain has complicated rescue efforts, forcing teams to conduct primary search operations from the air, according to a rescuer speaking to state news agency TASS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the moment, 25 people and five units of equipment have been dispatched, and four aircraft with crews are on standby,\u201d the civil defense agency stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-watch\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f70707\" class=\"has-inline-color\">WATCH:<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/eZ6tvO9x?cover=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft was carrying 43 passengers and six crew members, according to Amur region governor Vassily Orlov. 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