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Aircraft with 28 people on board goes missing in bad weather conditions on remote Russian Far Eastern peninsula of Kamchatka Aircraft with 28 people on board crashes into sea in bad weather conditions near remote Russian Far Eastern peninsula of Kamchatka
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Air traffic controllers have lost contact with an Antonov An-26 turboprop aircraft which was flying over the remote Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East. Efforts are underway to locate the plane. It had 28 people on board. Russian authorities are investigating after an Antonov An-26 turboprop aircraft, flying over the remote Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East, reportedly crashed into the sea on Tuesday afternoon. It had 28 people on board.
On Tuesday morning, Moscow time, local authorities said they were currently “looking for details” about the aircraft's whereabouts, according to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Kamchatka territory. It's believed that there are 22 passengers missing, including at least one child and six crew members.  The scheduled flight, from regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the town of Palana, over 700km away, was conducted by Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise, a small local carrier, serving routes to isolated airports, using a handful of Soviet and Czech-made planes from the communist era. 
Officials are investigating whether the plane’s disappearance was the result of safety rules violations or bad weather conditions. The Federal Air Transport Agency told Moscow daily RBK that heavy clouds and fog were reported around the area. 
Local investigators say they are currently “looking for details” about the aircraft's exact whereabouts, according to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Kamchatka territory. It's believed that there are 22 passengers missing, including at least one child and six crew members. 
Kamchatka is nine hours ahead of the capital. The region is bigger than Ukraine or France, and is home to just over 300,000 people. Featuring 16 active volcanoes, it's surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on one side, and the Sea of Okhtosk on the other. Kamchatka is nine hours ahead of the capital. The region is bigger than Ukraine or France, and is home to just over 300,000 people. Featuring 16 active volcanoes, it's surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on one side, and the Sea of Okhtosk on the other. 
Russian officials are investigating whether the plane’s disappearance was the result of safety rules violations or bad weather conditions. The Federal Air Transport Agency told Moscow daily RBK that heavy clouds and fog were reported around the area.  A fleet of ships are involved in search operations near Palana, which is on the peninsula's west coast. Contact was lost with the aircraft just 9km from the town's airport. 
Two helicopters and an aircraft are involved in search operations near Palana, a town on the peninsula's west coast, where the An-26 is believed to have gone missing.
The flight was conducted by Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise, a small local carrier, serving routes to remote towns and cities, using a handful of Soviet and Czech-made planes from the communist era. 
The An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop designed in the Soviet Union in the 1960s. It entered service in 1970 and production halted in 1986. Hundreds remain in use, primarily by military operators. The An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop designed in the Soviet Union in the 1960s. It entered service in 1970 and production halted in 1986. Hundreds remain in use, primarily by military operators. 
  
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