An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed in Russia's far east on Thursday as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board in an incident that spotlighted the continued use of old,

A plane carrying 49 people crashed in Russia's far eastern region of Amur and its fuselage was found ablaze with no evidence of any survivors, authorities said.

Investigators have recovered flight data recorders from the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Russia's far east, killing 48 people, and will send them for analysis, Russian authorities said Friday.

Angara Airlines is under scrutiny following a crash of its Antonov An-24 plane in Russia, killing all 48 passengers. A prior inspection uncovered severe safety violations related to aircraft servicing,