2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash

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2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Ilyushin Il-76MD Dvurekov-1.jpg
RF-76801, the aircraft involved in the accident, in August 2007
Accident
Date1 November 2009
SummaryCrashed shortly after take-off
Site25 km away from Mirny Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type Ilyushin Il-76
Operator Russian Armed Forces
Registration RF-76801
Flight origin Mirny Airport
Destination Irkutsk Airport
Occupants11
Passengers4
Crew7
Fatalities11
Survivors0

On 1 November 2009, an Ilyushin Il-76 operated by the Russian Armed Forces crashed shortly after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 occupants on board. [1] [2]

Chronology of events

The jet, owned by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, took off, with eleven crewmembers on board, from Mirny Airport, where the onboard cargo had been unloaded. The aircraft was bound for the city of Irkutsk, when several minutes after liftoff it banked to the right, hit a slag heap from an old mine and crashed. It exploded on impact and caught fire, about three kilometres (1.9 mi; 1.6 nmi) from the airport in a deserted area. There are suggestions that the aircraft failed to gain altitude and deviated off its flight path. [3]

A Photo showing the Empennage after the crash Mirny plane crash 04.jpg
A Photo showing the Empennage after the crash

After the cargo was unloaded, the plane "took off but then deviated from the course and crashed 25 kilometres (16 mi; 13 nmi) away from the runway," an official from the Russian Emergencies Ministry told reporters. Reports suggest that in the days following the accident eleven bodies were pulled from the jet by rescuers.[ citation needed ]

Russia's air force had temporarily grounded all Il-76 aircraft after an engine broke off the wing of a plane while it was attempting to takeoff earlier that year. It was reported that the ban was still in place at the time of the accident, and it is not yet clear as to why the jet was used when the model had been grounded.[ citation needed ]

A special commission of the Russian Interior Ministry was assigned to investigate the cause of the accident.[ citation needed ]

The METAR in force at the time of the accident was UERR 312330Z 22005MPS CAVOK M24/M26 Q1030 NOSIG RMK QFE741 24450245=. [4]

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References

  1. "Russia cargo jet crash kills 11". BBC News. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. "Russian military cargo plane crashes on takeoff, killing all 11 crew members on board". Daily Press. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009.
  3. "Video: An IL-76 plane crashes in Yakutia, 11 crewmen dead" . Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. Translation of METAR: METAR for Mirny Airport, issued on the 31st of the month at 2330 UTC. Wind direction from 220° (southwest) at 5 m/s (9.7 kn; 18 km/h; 11 mph), unlimited visibility and ceiling, temperature −24 °C (−11 °F), dewpoint −26 °C (−15 °F), QNH 1030 hPa, no significant changes expected.

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