Another plane down - Russia I don’t remember the percentage. But Q said a large number of airplane crashes are not accidents. Plane carrying 71 people crashes near Moscow A passenger plane carrying 71 people has crashed in Russia. The AN-148 aircraft had disappeared from radars shortly after taking off from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow. An emergency services source told Tass news agency there are no survivors. The Emergencies Ministry said it had sent crews to the crash site, in Stepanovskoye. Russian media reports the crews could not get to the site by vehicle and had to go by foot. Tass news agency added that Russian authorities have confirmed fragments of the plane have been found, around 25 miles (40km) from the airport in Moscow. Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The president offers his profound condolences to those who lost their relatives in the crash." The domestic plane was being operated by Saratov airlines, and had 65 passengers on board, along with six crew members. It was flying to Orsk, a city in the Urals. According to Flight Radar it took off at 11.22am (local time) and five minutes later it was tracked descending at 3300 ft per minute before the signal was lost. Witnesses in the village told local media they saw a burning plane falling from the sky. In a tweet the ministry explained the recovery process would involve 150 people and 20 vehicles. It is not immediately clear what caused the crash, with weather conditions and pilot error said to be among the possible reasons. The Russian-made AN-148 was seven-years-old and was bought by the airline one year ago. The Emergencies Ministry has opened a telephone hotline after the crash. An investigation has been opened. There has been heavy snowfall in Russia recently, with poor visibility. There’s also this... 3 dead in helicopter crash at the Grand Canyon and this... A person detained at LAX Sky2 has confirmed at least one person detained and being treated by paramedics after reports of an alleged aircraft security breach at LAX along RUNWAY 24 Right. Plane currently being searched.