No-one was hurt when the Polar Airlines plane landed on the River Kolyma, because of pilot error.
A Russian passenger plane on Thursday made an unexpected landing on a frozen river near an airport in Russia's far east. The incident, involving a Sov.
While flying through Russia's far east, a Polar Airlines flight touched down unexpectedly on a frozen Kolyma river due to a pilot error early Thursday.
Russian investigators have launched a probe into why the Antonov-24 plane deviated from the runway.
The Soviet-era Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by Polar Airlines came to an abrupt stop on Thursday morning on the frozen River Kolyma, not far from land.
A Soviet-era Antonov-24 aircraft carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia's far east on Thursday because of pilot error, ...