MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Antonov N-28 passenger plane disappeared from radar in Siberia just two weeks after a plane crashed just two weeks after it went missing. Authorities have responded to the news that all tourists are safe.
The aircraft, operated by Sila, a regional flight operator in Siberia, went missing en route from the town of Kedrovy to the city of Tomsk. But helicopters spotted the plane during the investigation. The ministry said all 19 people on board survived and were evacuated.
The incident comes two weeks after a similar aircraft, the Antonov N-26, went missing. The plane crashed in Russia's far east, in the hinterland of Kamchatka, killing 28 people. Earlier in 2012, a similar Antonov-28 plane crashed en route to Tomsk, killing ten people. Investigators said both pilots were drunk when the plane crashed.
Russia's air safety standards have improved in recent years, but accidents continue to occur, especially on long-haul planes and even older planes.
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