Russian plane with 91 musician on board crashed into the Black Sea
It was a military plane, but on board were musicians on their way to entertain soldiers in Lahakia in Siberia. The plan took off from Sochi.
Russian air traffic controllers have lost contact with a Tu-154 airliner with 91 people on board, which disappeared from radar shortly after take-off in Sochi, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement.
Hours later it was confirmed. The plane crashed. A body was washed up on the Russian coast of the Black Sea. Russian President Putin related his condolences.
Ninety-one people were on board the aircraft, including 83 passengers and eight crew members, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The plane took off from Sochi Adler Airport on a “planned flight” and failed to check in with the control tower at 5:40am Moscow time, the ministry said, adding that all rescue services in the region have been deployed to search for the missing plane.
“The plane disappeared from radar approximately 20 minutes after takeoff. The aircraft departed at 5:20am local time and failed to check in with the tower at 5:40am.
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