The Boeing 737 had taken off from Moscow and was trying to land but exploded on impact at about 19:20 local time (15:20 GMT), officials said.
The Emergencies Ministry said there were 44 passengers and six crew members on the Tatarstan Airlines flight.
Investigators are now looking at whether a technical failure or crew error may have caused the crash. Among the dead was Irek Minnikhanov, a son of the president of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, according to the official passenger list.Aleksander Antonov, who headed Tatarstan's branch of the Federal Security Service, was also among the passengers. The victims also included two children.
Reports said the pilot had already tried to land several times before crashing. The crew had said they were not ready to land because of technical problems, Russian news agencies report.
A journalist who said she had flown on the same aircraft from Kazan to Moscow earlier on Sunday told Russia's Channel TV that there was a strong vibration during the landing in the Russian capital.
"When we were landing it was not clear whether there was a strong wind, although in Moscow the weather was fine, or some kind of technical trouble or problem with the flight," said Lenara Kashafutdinova.
"We were blown in different directions, the plane was tossed around. The man sitting next to me was white as a sheet."
The airport in Kazan - the capital of Tatarstan - has been closed since the accident and is expected to re-open on Monday morning.
Kazan lies about 720km (450 miles) east of Moscow.
Although some of Russia's biggest airlines now have very good reputations, frequent crashes by smaller operators mean the country has one of the worst air safety records in the world.
Source - BBC
68 comments:
Hmmm!Good grief!May God console their families.Just when we taught that internatinal plane crashes will be a tale.
Sad much
Dis yr nawa ooo.may dia souls rest in peace amin ooo.
May they rest in peace..!! Such a tragedy.!! Ella
Lord am grateful for the journey mercy u gave me back to UK from Frankfurt, am not taken safety for granted, Amen,,,,,,RIP to the lost lifes.......#SeunLondon
Sad..! May their souls RIP. Linda go2bed. xox.
Ehya.......... Wat a tragedy.. RIP affected victims
this is bad...may their souls R.I.P Amen!
May their souls rest in peace.
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Ehya.......... Wat a tragedy.. RIP affected victims
Oh God! May deir souls rest in peace
Lord (God) have mercy on ur children, Dis terrible rip 2 dem all.
Too bad, it happens every where not only in Nigeria afterall
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Ooooh God dis is so sad, may there souls rest in perfect peace Amen
What a pity RIP to the deads airplanes hmmm.
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Eh yah may their souls rest in peace
May their souls R.I.P.P
This is really really bad.may God in his infinite mercy protect us all.
Tragic!
Sad Tale!
Air mishaps seem to have take centre stage in some countries across the world.
Comfort for the bereaved.
Rest for the dead!
May their souls RIP
Ooooh God! Lord God grant unto deir souls enternal rest
Oh dats so sad to hear!!RIP
Terrible!!!...
At least U̶̲̥̅̊ pple will stop blaming stella oduah, dat d crash was an act of God
God have mercy... May their souls RIP!
May their soul rest in peace.
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Choi may they RIP so sad.... make war no start ooo bcos dis Russians are synonymous to nuclear weapons ooo
May their souls RIP...... I hope this Nigerian politician don't start saying air c rash is a global thing lyk they said of Terrorism. Wat's bad is bad..............
Heya RIP..Nawa oh...so scared of planes now...
We must all be ready at all times to meet with our creator.
Russia and plane crashes. Rest In Peace.
May dere soul R.I.P
Oma se ooo.may dre soul rip+ at lsit,no b Stella cos am.*lips sealed*
Waoh RIP all. Sad.
Hian!!! So no b only naija..may the soul of the deceased R.I.P
Sad sad sad. I was on the way to the airport to pick my wife up when I heard this news. May God help us. Things like this make us know life is borrowed. U are alive and kicking today and 2moro u could be gone. May their souls RIP.
Omg this is so sad. May their souls rest in perfect peace. God knows best.
May their souls Rest In Peace...
S̶̲̥̅Æ ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ they did not live †Î¦ see Ʈђε̲̣̣̣̥ end of this year. â„“̊ and my family must see the end of this year IJN, amen! May their souls RIP.
Heya! Russiaa take heart! Mays the souls of the departed. R.I.P.
When it comes to frequency of air mishaps, Russian and Nigeria are Siamese twins...
May be there are as many witches and wizards in Russia as there are in Naija!!!
May the soul of the departed rest in perfect peace!!
Na Stella Oduah cause am
Gracıous gawd!..May deır souls RIP.Amen. #Mz_NenyeH
Ohhh! This is sad! God rest their souls,AMEN
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MaY d SoUL oF d FaiTHfUL dEpaRtEd tRu D mErCY oF GOD rESt iN PeACE.RIP aFFeCt VicTiM...sTiLL aWaKe Ooooo
May their souls rest in peace
RIP to d victims
" painful"
Are u sure you're in London with this your Aba English
Wot a sad news 2 hear in d morning....comforts 2 the bereaved
Thanking you Lord for bringing my husband back safely from Moscow back to the Uk. may the souls of. The departed RIP.
Amen,may their soul rest in peace
May their souls rest in Peace Amen.
May dia souls rest in d bossom of d Lord, God plz such tragedies shud stop happenin
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sad news. May God comfort their family
Hmmm tank God I arived safely 4rm london last nyt,RIP 2 d dead
May their soul rest in peace. Linda please where is my own comments?? this is the fourth time I will be commenting on this post alone, and you have refused to post it. Please Linda, can you please stop taking down my comments?? You know i need now for the support of my blog, i'm just an upcoming blogger. and i need the support of you all. Thanks
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Thought these things only happen in Nigeria.
Mehhhhh dis world.
May d souls of d department rest in peace*sobs*
At least now we knw its not only Nigeria who has problem with their planes ! (expecting lots of hate replies to this :P)
My condolences to all affected families and RIP to the dead.
Hello Nigerians!! I guess Stella Oduah caused this too huh? 'Blame everyone but yourself ridden' human beings that exist in this country!mtchewww.
This is indeed a tragedy... Plane crashes must stop around the world.
I taya anony11 Naija people are really funny people sha...
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