Passenger aircraft operated by S7 Airlines and Saratov Airlines stand before flight at Domodedovo Airport ZAO in Domodedovo, Russia, on Friday, April 21, 2017. Domodedovo, also known as Moscow Airport, is owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Kamenshchik. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

A jet operated by Saratov Airlines crashed near Argunovo Village in the Moscow region, according to Russian news agencies.

Russia’s Interfax news outlet reported that the Orsk-bound 148-jet went off radar after departing from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport and later said eyewitnesses saw a burning airplane fall to the ground in the Moscow region.

A reported 71 people were on board and there were no survivors from the crash, according to the Tass news agency, who cited a source from the emergency services.

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