An Al Jazeera report citing the Russian media said that there were no survivors from the wreckage of the plane, which is thought to have crashed into a cliff while trying to land in poor visibility conditions.

The plane, an Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop, had been operating since 1982.

There were 22 passengers and six crew members in the plane that was en route from regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana,a town in northwestern Kamchatka, Russia’s emergencies ministry said, according to the report.

The plane’s debris had been found both in the sea and on land by the emergency workers, the Kamchatka governor said, the report added.

Most of the passengers belonged to Palana, they said.

The cause of the crash is being investigated, the Kamchtka transportation prosecutor’s office told Al Jazeera, but initial reports suggested that poor visibility could be the cause.

"Bad weather, malfunctioning equipment or a pilot’s error are among the possible causes of the crash," said Kamchtka transportation prosecutor’s office.