1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash

1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash

A Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76, similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date	27 November 1996 (1996-11-27)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	14 km (8.7 mi) NNE of Abakan Airport 53°51′31″N91°36′02″E / 53.85861°N 91.60056°E / 53.85861; 91.60056 [ citation needed ]
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Ilyushin Il-76MD
Operator	Russian Air Force
Registration	RA-78804
Flight origin	Moscow Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Stopover	Abakan International Airport, Abakan, Russia
Destination	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Occupants	23
Passengers	13
Crew	10
Fatalities	23
Survivors	0

On 27 November 1996, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near Abakan Airport, Russia, killing all 23 people on board. ^[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

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

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

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]}

Notes

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

References

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.

External links

• Cockpit Voice Recording on YouTube. Video also contains photos of four crew members.
• Video of the funeral on YouTube.