Russian plane lands on frozen river by mistake

Russian plane lands on frozen river by mistake

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The Polar Airlines An-24 landed safely on Kolyma River in Yakutia region

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Soviet-era Antonov-24 aircraft carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia's far east because of pilot error, transport prosecutors said.

The Polar Airlines An-24 landed safely on the Kolyma River near Zyryanka in the Yakutia region, the prosecutors said.

"According to preliminary information, the cause of the aviation incident was an error by the crew in piloting the aircraft," a spokesperson for the Eastern Siberian transport prosecutor said in a statement. 




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