2024 Ivanovo Ilyushin Il-76 crash
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![]() A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
Occurrence | |
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Date | 12 March 2024 |
Summary | Engine separation and crash following engine fire |
Site | Near Ivanovo Severny Air Base, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
Operator | Russian Air Force |
Flight origin | Ivanovo Severny Air Base |
Destination | Plesetsk Air Base |
Passengers | 7 or 8 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 15 or 16 |
Survivors | 0 |
On 12 March 2024, an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed in Russia's Ivanovo Oblast.[1] Fifteen people were on board when the aircraft crashed; eight crew and seven passengers.[2] No survivors were found. Russian sources said one of its engines caught fire and the plane crashed soon after takeoff.[3] Russia's defense ministry cited an engine fire as the most probable cause of the crash.[4]
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.[5] Meanwhile, the governor of Tver Oblast, Igor Rudenya, also said there were pilots from Tver.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] The aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Ivanovo-Severny airfield.[5]
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.[9] and offered condolences to the relatives of the victims.[4] A search and rescue mission was concluded on the same day of the crash by the Ministry of Emergency Situations.[10] A ministry source told TASS that all 15 people on board the aircraft died in the crash.[11]
Russia's defense ministry said a board of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew to Ivanovo Oblast to investigate the crash.[7] It added that an engine fire was the likely cause of the crash.[4]
See also
- List of Russian military accidents
- List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2020–present)
References
- ^ "Cargo plane crashes in Russia's Ivanovo region: Report". The Straits Times. Reuters. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Shalvey, Kevin (12 March 2024). "Cargo plane carrying 15 crashes in Russia, ministry says". ABC News. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Russian military cargo plane crashes with 15 people on board". Al Arabiya English. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "What is known about Il-76 crash in Russia's Ivanovo Region". TASS. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Faulconbridge, Guy, ed. (12 March 2024). "Russian military cargo plane crashes with 15 people on board". Reuters. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Firefighters extinguish fire at plane crash site in Ivanovo Region — governor". TASS. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Search and rescue operation ends at plane crash site in Russia's Ivanovo Region". TASS. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Russian Military Transport Plane Crashes in Flames Northeast of Moscow". The Moscow Times. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.