An Angara Airlines Antonov An-24, en route from Ulan-Ude, skidded off the runway after an emergency landing at Nizhneangarsk Airport (Republic of Buryatia, Russia) at 10:24 a.m. local time June 27.

The aircraft (registration number RA-47366) collided with an airport infrastructure building and caught fire. The first pilot and the board engineer were killed, the airline said. Forty-three passengers, the co-pilot and the flight attendant were evacuated. Fourteen passengers were taken to a hospital, according to Russia's Investigative Committee.

The Federal Air Transport Agency said pilots reported engine failure while descending. Russian authorities have started an investigation.

Irkutsk-based Angara Airlines was founded in 2000 and operates regional flights in Siberia. Its commercial fleet includes Antonov An-148s, An-24s, An-26-100s and An-2s. The airline carried 396,548 passengers last year. </s> June 27 (UPI) -- A Russian passenger plane attempting to make an emergency landing missed the runway and crashed into a building, killing two crew members, authorities said.

The Angara Airlines' AN-32 aircraft, with 42 passengers and four crew on board, was preparing to land at around 10 a.m. Thursday at Nizhneangarsk Airport when one of its engines failed, Russia's state-run TASS reported.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations said that on landing the plane "turned around and crashed into a sewage treatment plant. The plane caught fire."

Twenty-two people were injured, including seven people who were hospitalized while 14 others received medical assistance at the crash site, medical services said.

The East Siberian Investigation Department said it has opened a criminal investigation into the crash on the grounds that air traffic safety and operations rules may have been violated. </s> Two people have been killed and seven injured when an Antonov AN-24 passenger plane made an emergency landing at a regional airport in Russia's Buryatia republic in Siberia.

There were 46 people, including four crew, on board the plane, which was en route from the regional capital of Ulan-Ude to Nizhneangarsk.

The area's emergency situations ministry said the plane over-shot the runway after landing, hit a small building and caught fire.

The flight was operated by Russian regional airline Angara, media reported. </s> MOSCOW — Two people were killed and seven injured when an Antonov An-24 passenger plane made an emergency landing on Thursday at an airport in Russia’s Buryatia region in Siberia, the area’s emergency situations ministry said.

The plane carrying 48 people, including 5 crew members, overshot the runway after landing, hit a small building and caught fire, regional authorities said.

The aircraft took off from the regional capital of Ulan-Ude and flew to Nizhneangarsk, where it was forced to make an emergency landing when one of its engines failed, they said.

Video shot by a passenger from a plane window showed the aircraft coming into land on the runway before rolling into a field and then suddenly violently halting with passengers screaming onboard.

Regional authorities said a pilot and technician had been killed in the accident, but all the passengers had been safely evacuated before a fire destroyed the plane.

The flight was operated by Russian regional airline Angara, media reported. </s> Moscow: A Russian passenger plane overshot the runway, crashed into a building and caught fire at an airport in Siberia on Thursday, killing two crew members, officials said.

The small An-24 aircraft, travelling from Ulan-Ude in Siberia, was attempting an emergency landing at Nizhneangarsk Airport, the regional government of Buryatia said.

But the plane went 100 metres off the tarmac and "crashed into a waste treatment facility building".

"The plane caught fire," it said on its official Instagram account.

Two crew members were killed and 43 passengers, including a child, survived.

Investigators launched a probe into possible violation of air safety regulations, the transport investigators of Eastern Siberia said in a statement.

The plane belonged to regional Angara airline and was on a regular flight. </s> An Antonov An-24RV of Angara Airlines hit a building following a runway excursion on landing at Nizhneangarsk Airport, Russia.

The aircraft had departed Ulan-Ude for Nizhneangarsk. While en route one of the engines reportedly failed.

During landing rollout on runway 22 at Nizhneangarsk Airport, the aircraft veered off the right side of the runway and travelled across grass until it impacted a building of a sewage treatment plant. A fire erupted. The captain and flight engineer were died and 22 passengers were injured.

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Distance from Ulan-Ude Airport to Nizhneangarsk Airport as the crow flies is 462 km (289 miles).

Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers. This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports doesdisplay the exact flight path.Distance from Ulan-Ude Airport to Nizhneangarsk Airport as the crow flies is 462 km (289 miles).Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Networks opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time. </s> A supervisor at Sochi International Airport has died after a landing plane careered off the end of the runway into a riverbed and caught fire.

The health ministry says 18 people were injured in the accident, which occurred at about 3am local time as the Utair-operated Boeing 737 from Moscow, carrying 164 passengers and six crew members, was landing.

Transportation minister Yevgeny Ditrikh said airport shift supervisor Vladimir Begiyan, who was one of the first responders to the accident, died of a heart attack at the scene.

The cause of the crash has not been determined, but State news agency RIA, citing local emergency services, said the accident happened after the plane failed to brake in time after landing. </s> A worker at Sochi International Airport died yesterday after a landing plane careered off the end of the runway into a riverbed and caught fire.

Russia's health ministry said 18 people were injured in the accident, which happened at 3am local time as the Utair-operated Boeing 737 from Moscow, carrying 164 passengers and six crew members, was landing.

The airport said the fire was extinguished within eight minutes. Transportation minister Yevgeny Ditrikh said airport shift supervisor Vladimir Begiyan, who was one of the first responders to the accident, died of a heart attack at the scene. The cause of the crash has not been determined. </s> Image copyright Reuters Image caption The plane's left engine caught fire after the aircraft left the runway

A passenger jet skidded off the runway and caught fire while landing in the Russian city of Sochi, injuring 18 people, officials have said.

Flight UT579, a Boeing 737-800 operated by the Utair airline, was carrying 164 passengers and six crew from Moscow.

Video shows fierce flames from the aircraft after it crashed through the airport fence and fell into a riverbed.

Some of the injured suffered burns, others carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said.

A spokesperson at Sochi airport said one airport employee had suffered a fatal heart attack during the rescue operation.

The jet was attempting to land in strong wind and heavy rain early on Saturday, Russian media reported.

Russia's NTV channel carried images and video of the incident.

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The plane's final destination - a riverbed next to the airfield

The plane's undercarriage and a wing were damaged when it left the runway and a left engine then caught fire.

Three of the injured are children.

Russia's Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the incident "on suspicion of inadequate services with a risk to clients' health".

Last month, a helicopter belonging to Utair crashed in north-western Siberia, killing 18 people.

The fatal crash of a Russian airliner at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in February again raised concern about national air safety.

It was the third major plane crash in the country since 2015. </s> At least 50 people were killed after a US-Bangla Airlines flight crashedwhile landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Monday.

The plane, which had 71 people on board, skidded off the runway and careened into a football field as it was trying to land. Authorities said the fire in the plane is under control and rescue operations are underway.

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Angara Airlines Flight 200 crashes on landing at Nizhneangarsk Airport, Far East Russia, killing two of the 47 people on board.