The An-24 plane, carrying 43 passengers, experienced an engine failure and crash-landed in the town of Nizhneangarsk on Thursday morning, Russia’s top investigation body, the Investigative Committee, said in a statement.

The jet crashed into a building and caught fire.

Footage from the scene shows the plane lying on its belly with the nose broken off.

Officials said two crew members survived, while a pilot with 34 years of experience and a flight mechanic died on the spot.

The Buryatia governor had previously said both pilots had died.

More than 30 people were and nine taken to hospitals with severe burns and other injuries, said Alexei Fishev, spokesman for the local governor.

Investigators launched a probe on the safety procedures on-board An-24, which is a mainstay of Russian aviation, and said it was too early to identify the cause of the deadly crash-landing.