An An-2 plane carrying commercial goods disappeared from radar in Kamchatka, the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kamchatka Territory Sergey Lebedev announced on his page in "VKontakte".
It was traveling on the Milkovo - Osora route and according to preliminary data there were no passengers on board. The emergency sensor was activated and a rescue operation began.
The press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation for the Kamchatka Territory reported that a signal for an emergency landing was received.
The Mi-8 helicopter of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation is preparing to take off from the city of Yelizovo with rescuers from the search and rescue team.
The Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office reported that the Kamchatka Transport Prosecutor's Office has organized an inspection of compliance with flight safety legislation. The department will assess compliance with mandatory requirements when preparing the machine for flight, aeronautical support of flights, as well as carrying out emergency and rescue operations.