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2024 Ivanovo Ilyushin Il-76 crash
RF-76551, the aircraft involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)
SummaryEngine separation and crash following engine fire
SiteNear Ivanovo Severny Air Base, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
57°02′34.1″N 41°01′05.8″E / 57.042806°N 41.018278°E / 57.042806; 41.018278
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-76MD
Operator Russian Air Force
RegistrationRF-76551
Flight originIvanovo Severny Air Base
DestinationPlesetsk Air Base
Occupants16
Passengers8
Crew8
Fatalities16
Survivors0

On 12 March 2024, an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed in Russia's Ivanovo Oblast. Fifteen people were on board when the aircraft crashed; eight crew and seven passengers. No survivors were found. Russian sources said one of its engines caught fire and the plane crashed soon after takeoff. Russia's defense ministry cited an engine fire as the most probable cause of the crash.

Flight

According to Denis Pasler, governor of Orenburg Oblast, the flight was carrying pilots from Orenburg. He added that they were from the 117th Military Transport Aviation Regiment. Meanwhile, the governor of Tver Oblast, Igor Rudenya, also said there were pilots from Tver.

The crash occurred at 13:00 Moscow time near Bogorodskoye District in Ivanovo Oblast. One of the aircraft's engines caught fire during takeoff for a routine flight. There were unconfirmed videos of the aircraft plummeting downwards with one engine on fire where it soon then detached. Another video showed a column of smoke rising upwards. The aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Ivanovo-Severny airfield.

Aftermath

Firefighters arrived at the crash site and extinguished the blaze. The governor of Ivanovo Oblast, Stanislav Voskresensky, said there was no damage to villages near the crash. and offered condolences to the relatives of the victims. A search and rescue mission was concluded on the same day of the crash by the Ministry of Emergency Situations. A ministry source told TASS that all 15 people on board the aircraft died in the crash.

Russia's defense ministry said a board of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew to Ivanovo Oblast to investigate the crash. It added that an engine fire was the likely cause of the crash.

See also

References

  1. "Cargo plane crashes in Russia's Ivanovo region: Report". The Straits Times. Reuters. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. Shalvey, Kevin (12 March 2024). "Cargo plane carrying 15 crashes in Russia, ministry says". ABC News. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. "Russian military cargo plane crashes with 15 people on board". Al Arabiya English. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "V Ivanovskoy oblasti poterpel krusheniye voyennyy Il-76" В Ивановской области потерпел крушение военный Ил-76 [A military Il-76 crashed in the Ivanovo region]. BBC News (in Russian). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. "Pri krushenii Il-76 pod Ivanovo pogibli letchiki iz Tverskoy oblasti" При крушении Ил-76 под Иваново погибли летчики из Тверской области [Pilots from the Tver region died in the Il-76 crash near Ivanovo]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "What is known about Il-76 crash in Russia's Ivanovo Region". TASS. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  8. Faulconbridge, Guy, ed. (12 March 2024). "Russian military cargo plane crashes with 15 people on board". Reuters. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. "Firefighters extinguish fire at plane crash site in Ivanovo Region — governor". TASS. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. "Search and rescue operation ends at plane crash site in Russia's Ivanovo Region". TASS. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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