A passenger plane flying to Moscow crashed in Afghanistan (3 photos + 1 video)
The Federal Air Transport Agency said that before the crash the pilot reported technical problems.
The aircraft belongs to the Athletic Group and is registered in the state register of civil aircraft of Russia.
A private plane, a Falcon 10B jet, making a medical flight on the route Gaya (India) - Tashkent (Uzbekistan) - Zhukovsky (Russia), deviated from the course and crashed into Mount Tophan in the Zebak region.
The Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed that the plane stopped communicating and disappeared from radar on the evening of January 20, when it was in the airspace of Afghanistan (near the border of Tajikistan).
A team has been sent to the crash site to investigate the disaster, and local residents are sharing grim images on social media.
According to preliminary information, there were 6 people on board, 2 passengers (Russian citizens), 4 crew members, and all of them died.
According to Tolo News, the representative of the regional directorate of information and culture, Zabihullah Amiri, said that a team has been sent to the crash site to investigate the incident.