All Passengers Of An-24 Angara Airlines Died, Russian Authorities Investigate Cause Of Accident

JAKARTA - Russian authorities are investigating the cause of the crash of Anggara Airlines' Antonov An-24 plane in the Amur Region which caused all passengers and crew to die in Thursday's crash.

An-24 passenger plane operated by Angara Airlines, which had lost contact with the control tower on its way from Khabarovsk to Tynda via Blagoveshchensk, had an accident and crashed during the second approach to land at Tynda Airport, Amur Region on July 24.

According to various reports, there are 46 to 49 people on board, including flight crews.

The wreckage was found on a mountain slope 16 kilometers from the city of Tynda.

"Everyone on the plane has died," the spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee, Svetlana Petrenko, told TASS as quoted July 25.

Rescue teams are working at the crash site, with a state of emergency having been declared in the Amur Region, accompanied by a three-day mourning period.

Meanwhile, criminal investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the accident.

However, a source at the emergency services told TASS the crew's error was being considered as a possible cause of the crash, but did not rule out other possible causes of the crash.

"As a potential scenario, crew errors are being considered, with collisions on the slopes as they land in poor visibility conditions. Other possibilities will also be considered," the source said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the families and relatives of the victims who died in the Angara Airlines plane crash.

"I would like to express my deep sympathy and condolences to the families and relatives of the victims who died in the accident," said President Putin.

The local government said about 205 people were working at the crash site of An-24 plane belonging to Angara Airlines.

"The total number of people involved in this effort is 205 people and 34 equipment," the government said in a statement.

"Currently, the location of the crash can only be reached by vehicles of all chain-wheeled terrain," he added.