Sputnik- An Il-18 plane has crashed in Russia's Sakha Republic (Yakutia) on Monday.

"As a result of�the accident, all passengers and crew members are alive. Sixteen individuals sustained severe injuries.

Search-and-rescue helicopters have evacuated 23 people to�regional health centers of�Tiksi [settlement]," the Russian Defense Ministry said. The plane had 39 individuals on�board. Sources earlier said four or five people were likely to�have survived.

"According to�preliminary information, the plane broke into�three, it [the crash] was not followed by�fire outbreak," a source in�the law enforcement said earlier. Among the 39 people on�board, 32 were passengers and seven were crew members. The source said a crew error as�well as�adverse weather conditions could have caused the crash.

The crash site was located and three Mi-8 helicopters of�the Russian Emergencies Ministry were sent to�it. The plane reportedly belonged to�the Russian Aerospace Forces and carried officers.

"The plane made an emergency landing at�4:45, 30 kilometers (18 miles) away from�Tiksi. The plane had been conducting a planned flight from�the Kansk airbase," the Defense Ministry added. The ministry sent a special commission to�investigate the accident.