The Investigative Committee of Russia said all 62 people on board a plane operated by Dubai-based carrier Flydubai died when the jet attempted to land at Russia's Rostov-on-Don.

‘The aircraft hit the ground and broke into pieces,’ the Committee said in a statement on its website. ‘According to preliminary data, there were 55 passengers aboard and 7 crew members. They all died.’

Earlier, Rostov’s emergency ministry said there were 61 people aboard.

Flydubai flight FZ981 was en route from Dubai and crashed while trying to land, RT News reported.

Air-traffic control and local emergency services confirmed that the Boeing 737-800 jet crashed near the runway during a second approach in conditions of poor visibility killing all 61 on board — 55 passengers, six crew members.

‘During the landing approach a Boeing-737 crashed. It had 55 passengers on board. All of them died,’ a regional official told TASS news agency.

CCTV camera footage posted on YouTube claimed to have captured the moment of the explosion as the aircraft impacted the ground. However, its authenticity could not be immediately verified.

Emergency crews have already put out the fire, according to an airport source.

The airport has closed until further notice.