Officials confirmed that there were more than 60 people on board. According to Meduza, referring to the data of the Ministry of Transport of Russia, at the moment they are considering all versions from technical problems to weather conditions.

At the same time, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation explained that the plane fell not near the village of Argunovo, but near the village of Stepanovskoye. At the same time the plane began to fall apart in the air, - explained in the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The department also noted that the rescue operation is hampered by weather conditions.

Recall, this is the second in the history for the An-148 disaster. In 2011, a similar plane crashed in the Belgorod region during a training flight. The whole crew of six people was killed.

As reported URA-Inform, in Russia crashed passenger aircraft "Saratov Airlines" An-148. According to preliminary data, at the time of the accident there were 71 passengers on board - 65 passengers and six crew members.