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The plane was on a cargo flight from [[Moscow Zhukovsky Airport]] to [[Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport]], with a scheduled stopover in [[Abakan]]. Carrying an official payload of {{convert|30|t|lb|abbr=out}}, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/48656|title=Ильюшин Ил-76МД а/к Россия (СССР) - ВВС - карточка борта|trans-title= Ilyushin Il-76MD a/k Russia (USSR) - Air Force - board card |language=ru|publisher=russianplanes.net|accessdate=2014-08-18|archive-date=2014-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704210602/http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/48656}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=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 |language=ru|trans-title= 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 |url=http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=7 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=war.airdisaster.ru}}</ref><ref name="AirDisaster.ru">{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=343|title=Катастрофа Ил-76 в районе Абакана (борт RA-78804), 27 ноября 1996 года.|trans-title=Il-76 crash in the Abakan area (board RA-78804), November 27, 1996 |publisher=AirDisaster.ru|language=ru|accessdate=2014-08-19|archive-date=2014-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627154956/http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=343}}</ref><ref name="Ogoniok">{{cite news|url=http://ogoniok.com/archive/1996/4482/51-28-30/|title=ХРОНИКА ВЗЛЕТАЮЩЕГО ТРАНСПОРТНИКА|trans-title=Chronicle of a take-off transporter. |author=Золик Мильман|date=1996-12-22|newspaper=[[Ogoniok]]|language=ru|accessdate=2014-08-18|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125447/http://ogoniok.com/archive/1996/4482/51-28-30/|archivedate=2014-08-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Kommersant">{{cite news|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/244010?stamp=634591329505056781|title=Авиакатастрофа в Абакане|trans-title=Plane crash in Abakan |author=Максим Варывдин|date=1996-11-29|publisher=[[Kommersant]]|language=ru|accessdate=2014-08-18|archive-date=2014-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084733/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/244010?stamp=634591329505056781 }}</ref><ref name="Flight International">{{cite magazine|title= |magazine= Flight International |language=en |date=4–10 June 1997 |page=46}}</ref><ref name="Flight Global">{{Cite web |date=1996-12-04 |title=IL-76 hits mountain |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/il-76-hits-mountain/7376.article |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?&identifier=KBPERS01:003151024:mpeg21:a00090|title= Vliegtuig stort neer in Siberië |work=[[Algemeen Dagblad]] |language=nl|date=28 November 1996 |via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> |
The plane was on a cargo flight from [[Moscow Zhukovsky Airport]] to [[Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport]], with a scheduled stopover in [[Abakan]]. Carrying an official payload of {{convert|30|t|lb|abbr=out}}, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/48656|title=Ильюшин Ил-76МД а/к Россия (СССР) - ВВС - карточка борта|trans-title= Ilyushin Il-76MD a/k Russia (USSR) - Air Force - board card |language=ru|publisher=russianplanes.net|accessdate=2014-08-18|archive-date=2014-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704210602/http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/48656}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=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 |language=ru|trans-title= 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 |url=http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=7 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=war.airdisaster.ru}}</ref><ref name="AirDisaster.ru">{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=343|title=Катастрофа Ил-76 в районе Абакана (борт RA-78804), 27 ноября 1996 года.|trans-title=Il-76 crash in the Abakan area (board RA-78804), November 27, 1996 |publisher=AirDisaster.ru|language=ru|accessdate=2014-08-19|archive-date=2014-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627154956/http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=343}}</ref><ref name="Ogoniok">{{cite news|url=http://ogoniok.com/archive/1996/4482/51-28-30/|title=ХРОНИКА ВЗЛЕТАЮЩЕГО ТРАНСПОРТНИКА|trans-title=Chronicle of a take-off transporter. |author=Золик Мильман|date=1996-12-22|newspaper=[[Ogoniok]]|language=ru|accessdate=2014-08-18|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125447/http://ogoniok.com/archive/1996/4482/51-28-30/|archivedate=2014-08-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Kommersant">{{cite news|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/244010?stamp=634591329505056781|title=Авиакатастрофа в Абакане|trans-title=Plane crash in Abakan |author=Максим Варывдин|date=1996-11-29|publisher=[[Kommersant]]|language=ru|accessdate=2014-08-18|archive-date=2014-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084733/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/244010?stamp=634591329505056781 }}</ref><ref name="Flight International">{{cite magazine|title= |magazine= Flight International |language=en |date=4–10 June 1997 |page=46}}</ref><ref name="Flight Global">{{Cite web |date=1996-12-04 |title=IL-76 hits mountain |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/il-76-hits-mountain/7376.article |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?&identifier=KBPERS01:003151024:mpeg21:a00090|title= Vliegtuig stort neer in Siberië |work=[[Algemeen Dagblad]] |language=nl|date=28 November 1996 |via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> |
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== Aircraft == |
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The IL-76MD was initially made in 1989, flying for [[Soviet Air Forces]] until in 1991. The aircraft later made it's way to operate with the [[Russian Air Force]] until the crash in 1996. The plane was written off afterwards |
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== Flight crew == |
== Flight crew == |
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The Captain of the aircraft was Andrei Vitalievich Berezhnoy and First Officer Kirill Vladimirovich Lyapushkin. |
The Captain of the aircraft was Andrei Vitalievich Berezhnoy and First Officer Kirill Vladimirovich Lyapushkin. |
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 An Ilyushin IL-76 of the Russian Air Force, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 27, 1996 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | 14 km (8.7 mi) NNE of Abakan Airport 53°51′31″N 91°36′02″E / 53.85861°N 91.60056°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
| Operator | Russian Air Force |
| Registration | RA-78804 |
| Flight origin | Moscow Zhukovsky Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Stopover | Abakan International Airport, Abakan, Russia |
| Destination | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| Occupants | 23 |
| Passengers | 14 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash occurred on 27 November 1996 near Abakan Airport (ABA), Russia involving a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MD transport aircraft, registered as RA-78804 killing all 23 people onboard including 14 passengers.[1]
The plane was on a cargo flight from Moscow Zhukovsky Airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, with a scheduled stopover in Abakan. 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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Aircraft
The IL-76MD was initially made in 1989, flying for Soviet Air Forces until in 1991. The aircraft later made it's way to operate with the Russian Air Force until the crash in 1996. The plane was written off afterwards
Flight crew
The Captain of the aircraft was Andrei Vitalievich Berezhnoy and First Officer Kirill Vladimirovich Lyapushkin. The other crew members on the cockpit were:
•Flight Operator: Vadim Vasilievich Belikov
•Flight Engineer: Andrei Georgievich Uskov
•Navigator: Dimitry Alexandrovich Kachura
•(Captain) Flight Instructor: Andrei Olegovich Yakovlev
The following crew members that were not on the cockpit:
•Reserve Captain: Victor Nickolaevich Sivokoz
•Reserve First Officer: Alexander Nikolaevich Rybak
•Secondary Flight Operator: Alexander Vitalievich Smirnov
•(Tail Turret Operator) Air Gunner: Vladimir Alexandrovich Hrapak.
See also
References
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RA-78804 Abakan Airport (ABA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "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 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ "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 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Катастрофа Ил-76 в районе Абакана (борт RA-78804), 27 ноября 1996 года" [Il-76 crash in the Abakan area (board RA-78804), November 27, 1996] (in Russian). AirDisaster.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ^ Золик Мильман (1996-12-22). "ХРОНИКА ВЗЛЕТАЮЩЕГО ТРАНСПОРТНИКА" [Chronicle of a take-off transporter.]. Ogoniok (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ Максим Варывдин (1996-11-29). "Авиакатастрофа в Абакане" [Plane crash in Abakan] (in Russian). Kommersant. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ Flight International. 4–10 June 1997. p. 46.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "IL-76 hits mountain". Flight Global. 1996-12-04. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Vliegtuig stort neer in Siberië". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 November 1996 – via Delpher.