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(CNN) -- A Turkish jetliner with 56 people onboard crashed in southern Turkey early Friday as the pilot was preparing to land in Isparta, according to Atlasjet's chief executive officer.
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An image grab of the first video to come from the crash site shows the downed plane in southern Turkey.
"Search groups have not seen any survivors as of now," said Atlasjet CEO Tuncay Doganer. "We are hopeful to find some survivors."
The plane went down in a mountainous region near the village of Keciborlu, Doganer said.
Video from the crash site shows the fuselage of the plane largely intact but broken into at least three pieces, with the tail and cockpit separated from the body of the aircraft. There appeared to be no evidence of a fire.
The plane, which was carrying 49 passengers and seven crew, was en route from Istanbul to Isparta when the pilot radioed the tower, saying he was starting his descent. The flight never arrived at the Isparta airport, disappearing around 2 a.m. (7 p.m. ET Thursday).
Atlasjet leased the plane from Worldfocus Airlines, whose pilots were flying it, Doganer said.