Dozens have feared killing after plane accidents in the Far East in Russia, report the state media

Nearly 50 people, including children, feared that a passenger plane in the Soviet era crashed in the AMUR region of the Far East of Russia, state media reported on Thursday, citing local officials.

The plane, an Antonov AN-24, flew on a regional road from Khabarovsk in Blagovevestk and Tynda when he disappeared from the radar, the Russian Ministry of emergency situations said in a statement published on Telegram.

The Center for Civil Defense and Fire Safety said on Telegram that a research and rescue helicopter had spotted the wreck of the plane on a 10 -mile (16 kilometers) mountain slope from Tynda. He said that no survivor had been seen.

He said that according to the director of Tynda airport, the plane caught fire after rushing.

The Ministry of Emergency said that it was investigating the reasons why the plane lost contact and that the interstate aviation committee launched an investigation.

According to the databases accessible to the public, the plane was built in 1976. The Antonov AN-24 model was designed in 1957.

Vasiliy Orlov, the governor of the Amur region, said on Telegram that, according to preliminary data, there were 43 passengers, including five children and six crew members on board the plane.

Citing emergency officials, the TASS Russian news agency said preliminary information indicates that all those aboard the plane had died.

The plane was only a few kilometers from Tynda airport when it lost contact with the air controllers, added the emergency ministry.

Orlov said that research and rescue operations were underway, with “all the necessary forces and means involved” in the effort. Tass reported that the area where the plane has disappeared is distant and difficult to reach, without roads through the swampy forest.

The flight was operated by Angara Airlines, a Russian airline based in Irkutsk in Siberia.

This is a story in development and will be updated.