2022 Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash

54°37′27″N 39°39′13″E / 54.62417°N 39.65361°E / 54.62417; 39.65361AircraftAircraft typeIlyushin Il-76MDOperatorRussian Air ForceRegistrationRF-78778Flight originOrenburg Tsentralny AirportDestinationBelgorod International AirportOccupants9Crew9Fatalities5Injuries4Survivors4

In the early morning of June 24, 2022, an Ilyushin Il-76MD cargo aircraft of the Russian Air Force[1] was operating a flight from Orenburg Tsentralny Airport to Belgorod International Airport with an intermediate flight to Dyagilevo air base crashed immediately after takeoff from Dyagilevo air base,[1] near the Mikhailovsky highway area in the city of Ryazan.[2]

According to the russian Ministry of Defence the plane was operating a training flight from Orenburg to Belgorod and landing in Ryazan for refueling.[1]

Crew

There were 9 crew members on board.

The following people died as a result of the disaster:

  • Vladimir Petrushin (aircraft commander);
  • Stepan Perminov (navigator)
  • Nikolai Gorbunov (flight engineer-instructor);
  • Dmitriy Andreev (aeronautical engineering by ADO);
  • Lobanov Alexey (cadet, 5th year in flight school; died in the hospital).[3]

Chronology of events

The aircraft performed a training flight from Orenburg to Belgorod with an intermediate landing (for refueling) in Ryazan. There was no cargo on board of the aircraft.[4]

Immediately after takeoff from the air base in Ryazan, a fire broke out in its No.4 engine.[5] The crew decided to make an emergency landing. Before landing, the plane circled over the meadows.[6]

At 3:18 PM, the plane made a hard landing on the ground, damaging power lines. The plane crashed and caught fire. There is no significant damage on the ground after the crash.[7]

Three people died immediately after the crash. The remaining 6 were hospitalized. Two more people later died in the hospital.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RF-78778 Ryazan-Dyagilevo Air Base". Aviation Safety Network. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Под Рязанью упал самолет Ил-76, четыре человека погибли" [An Il-76 plane crashed near Ryazan, 5 people were killed in the accident.]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. ^ "Стало известно имя четвертого погибшего после падения самолета Ил-76 в Рязани" [The name of the fourth person who died after the crash of the Il-76 plane in Ryazan became known]. rzn.info (in Russian). 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  4. ^ "МЧС: потерпевший крушение под Рязанью самолёт Ил-76 не из Оренбурга" [Ministry of Emergency Situations: Il-76 aircraft that crashed near Ryazan is not from Orenburg]. REGNUM News Agency (in Russian). 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  5. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RF-78778 Ryazan-Dyagilevo Air Base". www.aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  6. ^ "«Загорелся еще в воздухе и кружил над лугами». В Рязани упал военный самолет Ил-76" [“It caught fire while still in the air and circled over the meadows.” Il-76 military plane crashed in Ryazan]. ryazan.kp.ru (in Russian). 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  7. ^ "В Минобороны причиной жесткой посадки Ил-76 под Рязанью назвали неисправность двигателя" [The Ministry of Defense called the engine malfunction the reason for the hard landing of the Il-76 near Ryazan]. TASS. 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  8. ^ "Число жертв жесткой посадки Ил-76 в Рязани выросло до пяти" [The number of victims of a hard landing of Il-76 in Ryazan increased to five]. smotrim.ru. 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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