Passenger plane wreckage found 15km from Russian airport | The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentNext articleIndependent Bulletin homepageSocial PartnerWe are 8 logo (opens in a new tab)AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMaroosha MuzaffarThursday 24 July 2025 08:34 BSTRussian Angara Airlines Antonov An-24RV plane (Gleb Osokin)An Angara Airlines An-24 passenger plane, carrying 43 passengers and six crew members, crashed near Tynda in Russia's Amur region.The aircraft, operating the Khabarovsk–Blagoveshchensk–Tynda route, took off on Thursday at 7.36am local time.It vanished from radar and stopped responding to calls just a few kilometres from Tynda airport.The wreckage was found 15 kilometres from Tynda on a slope, with emergency services confirming the plane was destroyed.Reports indicated the plane went missing during a second landing attempt after an initial approach to Tynda airport was unsuccessful.In fullWreckage of missing Russian plane with nearly 50 people on board foundThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in