РБК: The AN-24 aircraft of Polar Airlines with 30 passengers on board landed on a frozen river in Yakutia near the runway of Zyryanka Airport in Yakutia. In addition to the passengers, there were four crew members on board.
According to the regional operational headquarters, the plane was flying Yakutsk - Zyryanka - Srednekolymsk. There were no injuries and the plane was not damaged.
Upon landing of the plane off the runway, the territorial department of the Federal Air Transport Agency organized an inspection.
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