Belarussian An-12 cargo plane carrying 7 people crashes in Irkutsk, Siberia. No survivors

A Grodno Aviakompania cargo plane with seven people on board crash-landed in eastern Siberia and caught fire. The Antonov An-12 aircraft registered EW-518TI “disappeared from radars” during its final approach outside the city of Irkutsk, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said on its Telegram channel.

According to preliminary information, the four-engine turboprop aircraft was travelling from the city of Yakutsk and carrying food and consumer goods. It disappeared from the radars while making an approach for landing 7 km from Irkutsk in the area of the settlement of Pivovarikha.

A rescue team had arrived at the scene and the aircraft was on fire.

The governor of Irkutsk Oblast confirmed that all those aboard had died, and no survivors had been found among the wreckage.

The Antonov An-12 is a transport aircraft designed and manufactured by the Ukrainian manufacturing and services company Antonov. Given the long operational history of the An-12, more than 190 An-12s have crashed involving many casualties. The An-12 has also been involved in several aviation incidents.