Accidents
No Survivors Found from Russian An-26 Crash in Kamchatka
An Antonov An-26 twin turboprop operated by Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise crashed in the sea while on approach to Palana Airport on Russia's Pacific coast.

Emergency services have been searching for survivors from an Antonov An-26 twin-turboprop regional airliner that crashed in the sea as it prepared to land at Palana in the north of the Kamchatka peninsula on Russia’s Pacific coast. According to a Tuesday afternoon statement from Russian air transport agency Rosaviatsia, search teams found wreckage from the aircraft around 3 miles from the airport in Palana. However, around the same time, officials also told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti that they did not expect to find any of the 28 people on board alive, including 22 passengers and six crew members.


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