A passenger Antonov An-28 plane has disappeared from radar in Russia’s Tomsk region, an emergency source said.
"The aircraft disappeared from radar in the Bakcharsky district. Its emergency locator beacon went off. There are 17 people on board, including four children and three crew members," TASS cited the source as saying.
The aircraft, which belongs to the Siberian Light Aviation airline, was bound from the town of Kedrovy to Tomsk. A Mil Mi-8 helicopter has been sent to search for the plane.