Plane crash in Russia’s Far East Palana

Wreckage from the AN-26 aircraft was found on a coastal cliffside and in the sea near the airport in the town of Palana. The plane was on approach for a landing in fog and clouds when it missed a scheduled communication and disappeared from radar.

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Palana is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tigilsky District of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia which serves as the administrative center of Koryak Okrug.

Palana is the administrative center of Koryak Okrug in Kamchatka Krai and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it is subordinated to Tigilsky District of Koryak Okrug.

It has a subarctic climate, intermediate between those of the Sakha Republic and the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

The Sea of Okhotsk freezes during the winter and thus there is less moderation of temperatures during this season than is found on the Pacific side of the peninsula, and the Aleutian Low tends to produce less precipitation.