A new An-12 military transport aircraft is being prepared for an emergency landing at Khurba airfield in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Telegram channel writes about this 112 with reference to their own sources.
There are eight crew members on board. The plane is leaving from Nizhnevartovsk. There is no other information at this time.
Earlier, the head of the Republic of Buryatia, Alexey Tsydenov, spoke about the burning of the plane during takeoff from Baikal airport in Ulan-Ude.
“When the Tu-204 cargo plane took off <…> “The engine caught fire.” reported regional president. Tsydenov added that an emergency landing was carried out immediately.
Russian transport aircraft Il-76 in October caught fire During takeoff from Gissar airport in Tajikistan. According to preliminary data, a fire broke out in one of the engines. The plane skidded off the runway and completely burned. The plane’s crew was not injured.
Previously reportedthat birds hit Russian planes more often.