The business plane, which was carrying out a medical flight, crashed into a mountainous area, according to local authorities.
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A Russian business plane crashed on Saturday evening in a mountainous area of northeastern Afghanistan, Russian aviation police Rossaviatsia announced on Sunday January 21. “On the evening of Saturday, January 20, while in the airspace of Afghanistan (…), a Falcon 10 aircraft registered in the State Register of Civil Aircraft of the Russian Federation stopped flying. communicate and disappeared from the radar screens”explained Rossaviatsia.
“According to preliminary information, there were six people on board the plane: four crew members and two passengers”, said the organization. According to Rossaviatsia, the Falcon 10 in question, a business jet, “was built by the French company Dassault Aviation in 1978. The aircraft is owned by Athletic Group LLC and an individual.”
“The plane was carrying out a chartered medical flight between Gaya (India) – Tashkent (Uzbekistan) – Zhukovskyi (Russia)”she said, adding that “searches to find the plane are underway”.
