The plane with 20 paratroopers crashed in Tatarstan.

On October 10, 2021, an airplane with 20 paratroopers on board crashed in Tatarstan. According to the Avia.pro news agency, the plane took off from Menzelinsk at 9 am and almost immediately stopped communicating. In the area of ​​the disappearance of the plane, rescuers began to work from the radars and found the crashed plane.

At the moment it is known that there were 20 parachutists and 2 crew members on board. At the same time, sources report the death of 19 people and three victims - the latter are currently being evacuated to one of the local hospitals.

Sources at the scene of the incident report that the aircraft crew apparently tried to make an emergency landing on the ground, however, it was not possible to safely land the aircraft. As a result of hitting the ground, the plane literally collapsed, which led to a large number of victims.

At the moment, there is a version that the Let L-410 plane could be overloaded, but so far there are no official comments on this matter.

Updated:

According to other sources, only 8 people were officially confirmed dead.