1989 Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash

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1989 Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Ilyushin Il-76 in 1990.JPEG
An Ilyushin Il-76, similar to the one involved in the accident.
Accident
DateOctober 18, 1989 (1989-10-18)
SummaryUncontained Engine Failure leading to structural failure
Site Caspian Sea, near Sumgait, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Aircraft
Aircraft type Ilyushin Il-76
OperatorFlag of the Soviet Air Force.svg  Soviet Air Forces
Registration CCCP-76569
Flight origin Nasosnaya Air Base, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Destination Zhovtneve Air Base, Bolhrad, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Passengers50
Crew7
Fatalities57
Survivors0

On October 18, 1989, a Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76, it was conducting a flight from Nasosnaya Air Base in SSR Azerbaijan to Zhovtneve Air Base in SSR Ukraine. It was carrying paratroopers from the 98th Guards Airborne Division, crashed into the Caspian Sea, killing all 57 people on board. It is the deadliest aviation accident to have occurred in Azerbaijan. [1]

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Accident

On 18 October 1989, a Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76, with the registration CCCP-76569, carrying paratroopers from the 98th Guards Airborne Division, crashed into the Caspian Sea, killing all 57 people on board. The incident is the deadliest aviation accident in Azerbaijan history.

The flight was part of a routine training exercise taking place near the city of Sumgait, situated along the Caspian Sea coast. The aircraft, in route to carry out a training mission, faced unforeseen technical difficulties shortly after departing from Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

The crash prompted a swift response from search and rescue teams, who were able to recover the wreckage of the aircraft, along with the victims' remains, from the waters of the Caspian Sea. Investigations into the incident were subsequently launched to determine the precise causes of the crash. [2]

Crew

The flight crew consisted of:

Investigation

The cause of the accident was an engine design flaw. The inter-shaft bearing had failed, leading to the low-pressure turbine shaft fracturing from heat.

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