Dramatic footage has emerged that shows the moment a plane crash landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport shortly after taking off. Passengers aboard the Aeroflot Superjet-100 were forced to evacuate at speed following the incident in which the plane was consumed by fire. Advert 10 Twitter videos show the plane returning to the runway with a huge plume of fire and smoke trailing from it as emergency services vehicles rushed to the scene. Despite reports from some news agencies claiming that as many as thirteen people have died, there has been no official confirmation of that as of yet. Russian officials have so far only confirmed the death of one person. The Russian Emergencies Ministry have said six people have been hospitalised. Credit: PA Advert 10 The flight - thought to be flight SU1492 travelling from Moscow to Murmansk - caught fire shortly after take off and was then forced to immediately return to Sheremetyevo Airport in order to crash land. Once the plane was extinguished, it became clear that there was a huge amount of damage to the tail of the craft, as well as further along the cabin towards the rear. It is not known what caused the blaze to start and a full investigation into the events has been launched. Several reports have suggested that the plane made two attempts to crash land after the first was unsuccessful. Advert 10 A distress signal is thought to have been issued shortly after take-off, when the fire started. There are thought to have been around 78 passengers on board the aeroplane. One passenger, identified as 'Mikkentosh' is quoted in Russian media as having said: "Guys I am all right, I am alive and in one piece. Advert 10 "I managed to jump out. "This was the 17.50 Moscow to Murmansk flight, see the rest in the news. "Definitely not everyone managed to escape, huge condolences to families and friends." Credit: PA Advert 10 A source at airport services is also quoted as having told Interfax news agency: "The plane gave a distress signal, then air traffic control lost communication with it, "It was impossible to contact it. "It was landing in complete silence." Meanwhile in Russia. :scream:. I thought it was the Orlando Fedex landing but no. Over 100 pax and crew all made it out safely. Ps. Pay attention to Flight crew Instructions. They save lives!!! Other video in comment area. :movie_camera: cred: @combatlearjet IG #aviation #crash #crashlanding pic.twitter.com/b2kSqCrOz7 - O.T (@MANATICO) May 5, 2019 Several angles of the accident have emerged due to the incident taking place directly in front of the airport's main terminals. As it stands, one runway is currently still in use at the airport, but some flights are diverting to other airports as a result of the crash landing. Many departing flights have been delayed. Credit: PA Kristian Kostov, a former Russian Eurovision song contest entrant who was in the airport at the time, tweeted: "A lot of passengers just started screaming "oh shit shit shit oh no oh no fuck nooo!!!! ".... "And then we saw that there is a plane on fire right in front of us... I don't know what to say".<doc-sep>The Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet, carrying 78 people, careened across the runway at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport with thick, black smoke pouring out from behind, footage from the scene showed. The aircraft, operated by Aeroflot, skidded to a stop perpendicular to the runway. Passengers scrambled out of the burning hulk down emergency slides, some with children in their arms.<doc-sep>(CNN) At least 41 people on board a Russian passenger jet were killed, including two children, after the aircraft crash-landed at a Moscow airport on Sunday, bursting into flames on impact. Aeroflot flight SU 1492 skidded down the runway at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, its rear section ablaze and spilling thick, black smoke. Once the plane had come to a halt, passengers escaped using emergency slides from the plane's two forward doors, before running away from the burning aircraft. Initial reports said the Superjet 100 was flying from Moscow to Murmansk, a Russian city in the Arctic circle, when an emergency on board forced it to turn back. Russia's Interfax news agency reported that a "loss of communication" caused by a "lightning strike" had led to the decision to return to Sheremetyevo. No official cause has yet been provided for the disaster. Data from flight tracker Flightradar24 shows the plane took off just after 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) and was in the air for just under 30 minutes, before making a loop in the skies north of Moscow and heading back to the airport. Shocking video of the incident showed the plane approach the runway at speed before hitting the ground, causing it to launch back in the air before hitting the runway again and bursting into flames. A total of 78 people were aboard the stricken flight, including five crew members. Thirty-seven people survived, five of whom are currently receiving treatment in hospital, said Elena Markovskaya, a spokeswoman for Russia's Investigative Committee, a top law-enforcement agency. An American citizen was killed in the crash, Interfax reported. A passenger in a plane waiting to depart Moscow posted video on Instagram purportedly showing fire crews attending the scene as the aircraft sat in flames on the runway. Russian airline Aeroflot published an "incomplete" list of 33 survivors, including the names of the five passengers hospitalized. In a series of short statements on its website, it said the aircraft was evacuated in 55 seconds, compared with the "industry norm" of 90 seconds. The flight crew "did everything in its power to save passenger lives and provide emergency assistance to those involved," another short release said. "Tragically, they were unable to save all of those aboard." The captain was the last to leave the burning aircraft, the airline added, and offered its condolences to the passengers and their families. It announced that it would fly relatives of those affected to Moscow without charge. Russian-made jet Sukhoi manufactures military aircraft and is known especially for its fighter jets. Its civilian aircraft, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, is the first post-Soviet commercial airliner to have been designed and built in Russia. The Superjet is a relatively new aircraft, making its maiden flight in 2008 before entering service in mid-2011. More than 100 planes are in operation around the world, according to the company. The narrow-bodied, dual-class cabin aircraft can transport 100 passengers over regional routes and is "a fusion of Russia's famed aviation design and production skills with the latest systems from leading aerospace suppliers around the world," the aircraft's brochure says. In 2012 a demonstration flight over Indonesia crashed in a remote, mountainous part of the country. Earlier that year, a Superjet 100 operated by Aeroflot was forced to abandon its flight to Astrakhan, Russia and return to Moscow because of problems with the undercarriage, according to RIA Novosti. A similar defect in another Aeroflot-operated Superjet 100 had to be fixed in Minsk the previous year. The model achieved the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Type Certificate in 2012, and also holds safety certificates from a number of other aviation authorities. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said Monday that it does not plan to suspend the operation of Sukhoi Superjet aircraft, state news agency TASS reported. Investigation ordered Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a "thorough investigation" into the fiery emergency landing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS. "All instructions have been given to conduct the most thorough investigation, (to carry out) the necessary orders to find out the cause of this accident," said Peskov, according to TASS. He added that Putin "extends his deep condolences to those who lost their near and dear in this incident." The Investigative Committee said in a statement Monday that it was examining "various versions" that might have caused the crash landing, including the qualifications of the pilots, air-traffic controllers and maintenance personnel, aircraft malfunction and adverse weather conditions. The committee routinely conducts investigations into major incidents with loss of life.<doc-sep>At least 13 people — including 2 children — were killed when flames broke out aboard a Russian passenger plane and it was forced to make a fiery emergency landing in Moscow on Sunday, according to the Russian news agency TASS. The Aeroflot Sukoi Superjet was carrying 78 people — 73 passengers and five crew members — at the time, reports said. Aeroflot is the country’s state carrier. Video showed flames and billowing black smoke shooting from the plane as it landed. Passengers were seen running from the jet after the terrifying landing. The plane had taken off from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport and was headed to the city of Murmansk when it was forced to turn around and head back, reports said. A source told RIA that the fire was caused by “a malfunction of electrical equipment.’’ Russian state TV aired footage of the plane landing on the runway in flames.<doc-sep>
Some passengers rushed to safety as the plane was consumed by the fire. Russian passenger airliner was forced to make an emergency landing while on fire at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport Sunday, turning into a fiery ball as it skidded on the runway, killing 41 people. Thirty-seven passengers have been confirmed alive. Five people have been hospitalized, according to Aeroflot airlines. Russia’s Investigative Committee, the equivalent of the FBI, has confirmed death toll and said two children were among those killed. There were 73 passengers and 5 crew members on board the Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane, operated by the Russian airline Aeroflot. It took off from Moscow bound for the northern city of Murmansk, but was forced to turn back due to unspecified “technical reasons,” according to a statement from the airline, which added that the engine caught fire. Video of the landing was shot by Norenko Mikhail, a passenger on a different plane, showed massive flames and black smoke shooting from the aircraft as it descended onto the runway, and then burst into flames as it came to a stop. Passengers evacuated using emergency slides, the video shows. Firefighters have extinguished the blaze, according to Russia’s emergencies ministry. Emergency services set up an operation center at the airport, and a reception point for relatives of the victims. The airport has continued to operate, though at least half a dozen flights have been diverted to other airports or cancelled. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev immediately ordered that a state commission be established to investigate the caused of the fire, and the Investigative Committee said it has opened a criminal probe to establish the cause of the crash. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the victims, and ordered a full investigation into the fire, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Interfax news agency. Putin has also directed that all necessary help be provided to the victims. This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.