Angara Airlines An-24 skids off runway at Nizhneangarsk, 2 killed

An Angara Airlines Antonov An-24, en route from Ulan-Ude, skidded off the runway after an emergency landing at Nizhneangarsk Airport (Republic of Buryatia, Russia) at 10:24 am local time June 27. The aircraft collided with an airport infrastructure building and caught fire. The first pilot and the board engineer were killed, the airline said. Forty-three passengers, the co-pilot and the flight attendant were evacuated. Fourteen passengers were taken to a hospital, according to Russia's Investigative Committee. The Federal Air Transport Agency said pilots reported engine failure while descending. Russian authorities have started an investigation. Irkutsk-based Angara Airlines was founded in 2000 and operates regional flights in Siberia. Its commercial fleet includes Antonov An-148s, An-24s, An-26-100s and An-2s. <br/>