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Russian An-26 Plane With 6 People Onboard Disappears From Radar in Khabarovsk Region
Russian An-26 Plane With 6 People Onboard Disappears From Radar in Khabarovsk Region
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A Mi-8 helicopter has been deployed to search for the missing plane, a source in the emergency services said. 22.09.2021, Sputnik International
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An Antonov-26 plane with six people onboard has disappeared from radar in Russia's Khabarovsk region, according to the nation's emergency services ministry."The An-26 plane with six crew members on board disappeared from radars 38 kilometres [23 miles] south-west of Khabarovsk," a spokesman for emergency services said.The plane was conducting the flight to test its communication equipment.A Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has been sent for a search operation, which is being hampered by poor weather conditions and a lack of daylight.According to preliminary information, the incident may be blamed on bad weather, the spokesman added. However, the version of a technical fault of the aircraft is also not excluded.
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Russian An-26 Plane With 6 People Onboard Disappears From Radar in Khabarovsk Region
09:58 GMT 22.09.2021 (Updated: 10:56 GMT 22.09.2021) A Mi-8 helicopter has been deployed to search for the missing plane, a source in the emergency services said.
An Antonov-26 plane with six people onboard has disappeared from radar in Russia's Khabarovsk region, according to the nation's emergency services ministry.
"The An-26 plane with six crew members on board disappeared from radars 38 kilometres [23 miles] south-west of Khabarovsk," a spokesman for emergency services said.
The plane was conducting the flight to test its communication equipment.
A Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has been sent for a search operation, which is being hampered by poor weather conditions and a lack of daylight.
According to preliminary information, the incident may be blamed on bad weather, the spokesman added. However, the version of a technical fault of the aircraft is also not excluded.
