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1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash
A Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76, similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date27 November 1996 (1996-11-27)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
Site14 km (8.7 mi) NNE of Abakan Airport
53°51′31″N 91°36′02″E / 53.85861°N 91.60056°E / 53.85861; 91.60056[citation needed]
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-76MD
Operator Russian Air Force
RegistrationRA-78804
Flight originMoscow Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia
StopoverAbakan International Airport, Abakan, Russia
DestinationPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Occupants23
Passengers13
Crew10
Fatalities23
Survivors0

On 27 November 1996, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near Abakan Airport, Russia, killing all 23 people onboard.[1] The plane was on a cargo flight from Moscow Ramenskoye Airport[a] to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, with a scheduled stopover at Abakan International Airport.[citation needed]

Aircraft

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The aircraft involved in the accident was a Russian Air Force-operated Ilyushin Il-76MD, designed by the Ilyushin Design Bureau and manufactured by the Tashkent Aviation Production Association in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (modern-day Uzbekistan). The Il-76 involved, registered as RA-78804, was initially made in 1989, flying for Soviet Air Forces until in 1991. The aircraft later made its way to operate with the Russian Air Force until the crash in 1996.

Crew

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The following crew members in the flight were:

  • Captain: Andrei Vitalievich Berezhnoy.
  • First Officer: Kirill Vladimirovich Lyapushkin.
  • Flight Engineer: Andrei Georgievich Uskov
  • Navigator: Dimitry Alexandrovich Kachura.
  • Flight Operator: Vadim Vasilievich Belikov.
  • Flight Instructor: Andrei Olegovich Yakovlev.

The following crew members were not in the cockpit:

  • Reserve Captain: Victor Nickolaevich Sivokoz.
  • Reserve First Officer: Alexander Nikolaevich Rybak.
  • Reserve Flight Operator: Alexander Vitalievich Smirnov.
  • (Tail Turret Operator) Air Gunner: Vladimir Alexandrovich Hrapak.[2][3]

Crash

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Carrying an official payload of 30 tonnes (66,000 lb), the aircraft underwent refueling at Abakan before attempting takeoff. However, during the climb-out phase, the plane ascended with an unusually shallow climb angle, deviating from standard procedures. Instead of initiating a turn 4 km from the runway at a minimum altitude of 200 m, the aircraft continued on a straight path until reaching the designated altitude. By this point, the plane was turning towards rising terrain. The aircraft collided with a hillside 14 km beyond the runway, resulting in a fire. 23 people died instantly in impact with no survivors.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][excessive citations]

Notes

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  1. ^ Ramenskoye was renamed to Zhukovsky International Airport in 2016.

References

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  1. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RA-78804 Abakan Airport (ABA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Авиакатастрофа в Абакане". 29 November 1996.
  3. ^ "27 ноября 1996 года после взлёта из аэропорта Абакана разбился Ил-76 117 ВТАП — Авиационные катастрофы — ЛВВАУШ".
  4. ^ "Ильюшин Ил-76МД а/к Россия (СССР) - ВВС - карточка борта" [Ilyushin Il-76MD a/k Russia (USSR) - Air Force - board card] (in Russian). russianplanes.net. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Катастрофа Ил-76 в районе Абакана (борт RA-78804), 27 ноября 1996 года. // AirDisaster.ru - авиационные происшествия, инциденты и авиакатастрофы военной авиации в СССР и России - факты, история, статистика" [Il-76 crash near Abakan (aircraft RA-78804), November 27, 1996. // AirDisaster.ru - aviation accidents, incidents and military aviation crashes in the USSR and Russia - facts, history, statistics]. war.airdisaster.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Катастрофа Ил-76 в районе Абакана (борт RA-78804), 27 ноября 1996 года" [Il-76 crash in the Abakan area (board RA-78804), November 27, 1996] (in Russian). AirDisaster.ru. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. ^ Золик Мильман (22 December 1996). "Хроника взлетающего транспортника" [Chronicle of the Taking-Off Airlifter]. Ogoniok (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. ^ Максим Варывдин (29 November 1996). "Авиакатастрофа в Абакане" [Plane crash in Abakan] (in Russian). Kommersant. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  9. ^ Flight International. 4–10 June 1997. p. 46. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "IL-76 hits mountain". Flight Global. 4 December 1996. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Vliegtuig stort neer in Siberië". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 November 1996 – via Delpher.


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