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Crash: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky AN26 near Palana on Jul 6th 2021, missing aircraft impacted edge of coast A Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Aviation Antonov AN-26, registration RA-26085 performing flight PTK-251 from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana (Russia) with 22 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Palana in foggy and cloudy conditions when contact with the aircraft was lost. The aircraft has not landed at any airport. The aircraft was found collided with the top of the coastal slope about 3.8km (2.1nm) from the airport, there are no signs of survivors. A search for the aircraft is underway, two helicopter and a number of search aircraft have been dispatched to check the route of the aircraft. Both approach routes to Palana over land and over the sea are being checked. A number of ships have been dispatched to a location at the sea to investigate a location where the aircraft might have come down, emergency services report. A weak ELT signal has been discovered. Kamchatka's regional government reported contact with the aircraft was lost just when the aircraft was maneouvering to begin the final approach about 9km (5nm) before the airport at about 15:00L (03:00Z). The aircraft had departed Petropavlovsk at 12:57L (00:57Z) and was estimated to land at 15:05L (03:05Z). The aircraft carried 22 passengers and 6 crew. The government also published a list of the passenger names. Kamchatka's government confirmed the wreckage has been located, parts of the aircraft were found in the water some dozen meters below the coastal edge where the aircraft impacted, some parts were found on the land. No weather data are available for Palana. Rosaviatsia reported the mountains around Palana were covered in clouds with broken cloud ceiling at 300 meters/1000 feet MSL and overcast cloud at 720 meters/2400 feet MSL. The coast at the extended runway center line of Palana's runway 11 raises about 110 meters above the sea. Status: Date: Tuesday 6 July 2021 Type: Antonov An-26B-100 Operator: Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise Registration: RA-26085 MSN: 12310 First flight: 1982 Crew: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 Passengers: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 Total: Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: 3,8 km (2.4 mls) from Palana Airport (   Russia) Phase: Approach (APR) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (PKC/UHPP), Russia Destination airport: Palana Airport (UHPL), Russia Flightnumber: PTK251 Narrative: An Antonov An-26, operated by the Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise, crashed while on approach to Palana Airport on the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. The aircraft impacted the top of a cliff. Debris fell down into the sea.