A Falcon 10 aircraft on a medical charter flight from Gaya (India) – Tashkent (Uzbekistan) – Zhukovsky (russia) reportedly vanished from radar in Afghanistan on Saturday evening, according to the Federal Agency for Air Transport.
The aircraft is believed to have carried six individuals, comprising four crew members and two passengers.
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Initial data suggests that a technical malfunction, possibly the failure of two engines, could be the cause of the aircraft’s crash.
Search operations are currently underway. Russian sources report that the aircraft is owned by Athletic Group and a private individual.
The police in northern Afghanistan were notified of an aviation incident in the province of Badakhshan, which occurred at night in a remote mountainous region of Badakhshan in the northeastern part of the country.
According to media reports, the aircraft veered off course and crashed into a mountain approximately 30-40 kilometers from the Tajikistan border. Prior to the crash, the pilot had reported experiencing technical difficulties.
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