The AN-2 plane that flew out of the village of Kyren in Buryatia disappeared from the radar. The Ministry of Emergencies suggests that the aircraft fell in the territory of the Irkutsk region. This was reported by TASS with reference to the Siberian Coordination Center for Search and Rescue.

“The alleged search area is known to us. At the moment, three aircraft are engaged in the search for the missing aircraft: the Angara Mi-8 helicopter, the Iraero Airlines and the An-24 Airlines“ Phoenix ”,” said the head of the Siberian Coordinating Center for Search and Rescue, Viktor Dreger.

It is known that there were six people on board the An-2, the passengers of the aircraft were captains of other aircraft. The plane made the field of fields that the pilots of other aircraft were supposed to spray in the coming days with chemicals.

The An-2 flew out of Kyren on Sunday evening and stopped in touch in six hours. According to Interfax, this flight was not approved and was made by the Phoenix airline without a preliminary application.

Accidents with the An-2, the main aircraft of small aircraft in Russia, often happen. So, in February 2020, the passenger An-2 made a rigid landing near the airport in Magadan. The plane began a sharp decrease immediately after take -off and hit the ground. In total, there were 12 people and two crew members who left the aircraft independently. As a result of the incident, seven people were injured.
In August last year, two people were killed , five were injured during the forced landing of the Private An-2 Airlines "Polar Airlines" in Yakutia.

Buryatia: A plane with six people on board disappeared