More than 130 specialists are working at the crash site of an An-24 plane near Russia’s Far Eastern city of Tynda, the country’s Emergencies Ministry said Saturday.
“Ministry staff are working around the clock to assist investigative bodies with search and investigative operations,” said the ministry on its Telegram channel. “In total, 133 specialists and 18 pieces of equipment are working at the scene.”
A field camp has been set up at the site, and a communications center as well, the ministry added.
The Interstate Aviation Committee has begun decoding the black boxes after the flight recorders were recovered and transported to Moscow on Friday, TASS news agency reported.
“The parametric data carrier (magnetic tape) was destroyed by fire, while the voice recorder data was preserved. The recording is currently being analyzed,” the report said.
The An-24 aircraft, operated by Angara Airlines, was en route from Khabarovsk to Tynda with a stopover in Blagoveshchensk. The aircraft was expected to contact air traffic controllers at a control checkpoint near Tynda Airport, but failed to check in. The wreckage was later found on a mountainside approximately 15 km from Tynda.
The Russian Ministry of Transport earlier said that 42 passengers and six crew members were on the crashed plane, including five children.
The Chinese Consulate General in Khabarovsk confirmed on Thursday that one Chinese citizen was aboard the passenger plane. Enditem
Source: Xinhua
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