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Russian An-24 plane makes emergency landing on frozen lake

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Polar Airlines An-24RV © Kirill Skurikhin on Wikimedia Commons (source: https://russianplanes.net/id208457)

On December 28, a Polar Airlines An-24 passenger plane registered RA-47821 landed on the Kolyma River in Zyryanka, instead of a runway. 

The incident occurred today at 11:50 (local time). There were 34 people on board, including two children. Everyone was evacuated. The people are all safe,” said a representative of the emergency services.

According to preliminary data, the aircraft operated flight PI285 Yakutsk (YKS) – Zyryanka (ZKP) – Srednekolymsk (SEK).

This post was published on 28 December 2023 18:03

André Orban

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