A passenger plane with 71 people on board crashed shortly after leaving Moscow, with no hope of survival of the crew and passengers, media reported on Sunday.

The Antonov-148 of Saratov Airlines with 65 passengers and a crew of six was en route from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow to Orsk of the Orenburg Region in western Russia, Xinhua cited the Interfax news agency as saying.

Radio contact with the seven-year-old Russia-made plane was lost at 14:21 Moscow time (1121 GMT), several minutes after the takeoff.

"Tentatively, the plane has crashed near the village of Argunovo. The crew and passengers had no chance to survive," the source said.

Witnesses in the village of Argunovo told news media that they saw a burning plane falling from the sky.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered "his profound condolences to those who lost their relatives in the crash" and issued an order to set up a government commission to probe into the crash, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying.

The Russian Investigative Committee has opened an investigation into the crash and Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov has flown to the scene.

The Russian Transport Ministry said that several reasons of the crash are being considered, including weather conditions and human factors.

Source: IANS

Russian Emergencies Ministry employees work near the site of an air crash outside Moscow
MOSCOW, Feb. 11, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Russian Emergencies Ministry employees work near the site of an air crash outside Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2018. A passenger plane with 71 on board crashed shortly after leaving Moscow, with no hope of survival of the crew and passengers, a source in emergency services told the Interfax news agency on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sputnik/IANS) IANS
Russian Emergencies Ministry employees work near the site of an air crash outside Moscow
Russian Emergencies Ministry employees work near the site of an air crash outside Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2018. A passenger plane with 71 on board crashed shortly after leaving Moscow, with no hope of survival of the crew and passengers, a source in emergency services told the Interfax news agency on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sputnik/IANS) IANS
A man stands near a part of a Saratov Airlines Antonov AN-148 plane that crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow
MOSCOW REGION, RussiaA man stands near a part of a Saratov Airlines Antonov AN-148 plane that crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Reuters
Emergency services work at the scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 plane crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow
MOSCOW REGION, RussiaEmergency services work at the scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 plane crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Reuters
A view shows a scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow
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MOSCOW REGION, RussiaEmergency services work at the scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 plane crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Reuters
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MOSCOW REGION, RussiaEmergency services work at the scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 plane crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Reuters
Emergency services work at the scene
MOSCOW REGION, Russian emergency services work at the scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 plane crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Reuters
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Emergency services work at the scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 plane crashed after taking Reuters
Emergency services work at the scene
Emergency services work at the scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 plane crashed after taking Reuters
A view shows a scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 crashed after taking off from Moscow
A view shows a scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 crashed after taking off from Moscow Reuters
A view shows a scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 crashed after taking off from Moscow
A view shows a scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 crashed after taking off from Moscow Reuters