<p>A plane with five people aboard, including two pilots, went missing in the deep forests of Siberia on Tuesday, Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said.</p><p>The Antonov An-2, a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane aircraft widely used for agricultural and forestry purposes, issued distressed signals over the forests of Yakutia in far northeastern Russia, <em>TASS</em> news agency reported, citing the local emergency ministry's office.</p><p>A search and rescue plane has been sent to locate the aircraft that was performing forestry aerial reconnaissance, Rosaviatsia said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.</p>
<p>A plane with five people aboard, including two pilots, went missing in the deep forests of Siberia on Tuesday, Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said.</p><p>The Antonov An-2, a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane aircraft widely used for agricultural and forestry purposes, issued distressed signals over the forests of Yakutia in far northeastern Russia, <em>TASS</em> news agency reported, citing the local emergency ministry's office.</p><p>A search and rescue plane has been sent to locate the aircraft that was performing forestry aerial reconnaissance, Rosaviatsia said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.</p>