A plane crashed on the outskirts of Moscow: there are 71 dead

Antonov An-148 of the Saratov company disappeared from the radars shortly after taking off from the Russian capital and its remains were found near the village of Argunovo. The Minister of Transportation confirmed that there were no survivors. What are the antecedents of the plane and the airline
February 11, 2018
One of the remains of the An-148 that crashed 80 kilometers from Moscow (Reuters)
One of the remains of the An-148 that crashed 80 kilometers from Moscow (Reuters)
A passenger plane carrying 71 people between passengers and crew crashed on Sunday outside Moscow, according to Russian media, without any survivors.

It is an Antonov An-148, manufactured just eight years ago, of the regional airline Saratov Airlines and the incident occurred shortly after takeoff from Domodedovo airport when it simply disappeared from the radars, according to the BBC network .

Emergency service personnel in the area where the remains fell (Reuters)
Emergency service personnel in the area where the remains fell (Reuters)
According to the Russian agency Interfax , which cited a source in the emergency services, the plane would have crashed in a field near the village of Argunovo.

As confirmed by the office of the Minister of Transport, Maxim Sokolov, there were no survivors among the 65 passengers and six crew members of the plane.

At the moment the emergency services that arrived at the scene of the accident found only two bodies and the black box of the cabin. According to the Tass news agency , the pilot had reported a technical failure to the air traffic controllers shortly before the accident.

Flight 6W703 covered the route between Moscow and Orsk (1450 kilometers) and would have rushed after flying just over two minutes and a distance of 70 kilometers from the Russian capital, according to the Russian network RT .

The plane rapidly lost altitude before disappearing from the radars
The plane rapidly lost altitude before disappearing from the radars
Meanwhile the agency RIA Novosti said that rescuers already spotted the wreckage from the plane at the place where it crashed , although due to the harsh climatic conditions of intense snow the area is only accessible on foot.