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According to media reports, the plane disappeared from radar in northeastern Afghanistan in Badakhshan province
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The Falcon 10 aircraft, performing a charter ambulance flight on the route Gaya (India) – Tashkent – Zhukovsky, disappeared from radar in Afghanistan, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported. According to preliminary data, there were six people on board – four crew members and two passengers.
The search for him is now underway. Rosaviatsia reported that it is in touch with the aviation authorities of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Tajikistan.
The plane belongs to Athletic Group LLC and a private individual. The aircraft is registered in the state register of civil aircraft of the Russian Federation, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported.
The Russian Investigative Committee has already opened a criminal case into the crash of the plane with Russians on board.
Ministry of Civil Aviation of India wrote in Xthat we are talking about a small aircraft registered in Morocco.
Police in northern Afghanistan received a report of a plane crash in Badakhshan province, a provincial police spokesman told Reuters on Sunday. According to him, it happened at night in the remote mountainous region of Badakhshan in the northeast of the country.
According to media reports, the plane deviated from its course and crashed into a mountain in Zebak county – this is approximately 30-40 kilometers from the border with Tajikistan and more than 100 km from the center of Badakhshan province, the city of Fayzabad. Before the crash, the pilot reported technical problems.
2024-01-21 08:32:39
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