Accident | |
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Date | June 24, 2022 |
Summary | Crash landing due to engine no.4 burst in flames. |
Site | Mikhaylovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia 54°37′27″N 39°39′13″E / 54.62417°N 39.65361°E / 54.62417; 39.65361 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
Operator | Russian Air Force |
Registration | RF-78778 |
Flight origin | Orenburg Tsentralny Airport |
Destination | Belgorod International Airport |
Occupants | 9 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 5 |
Injuries | 4 |
Survivors | 4 |
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]
There were 9 crew members on board.
The following people died as a result of the disaster:
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]
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