2022 Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash explained
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, 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.
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
- Web site: 24 June 2022 . ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RF-78778 Ryazan-Dyagilevo Air Base . 22 December 2022 . Aviation Safety Network.
- Web site: 2022-06-24 . Под Рязанью упал самолет Ил-76, четыре человека погибли . An Il-76 plane crashed near Ryazan, 5 people were killed in the accident.. live . https://archive.today/20221221225252/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5424669 . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . . ru.
- Web site: 2022-06-24 . 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221225920/https://www.rzn.info/news/2022/6/24/stalo-izvestno-imya-chetvertogo-pogibshego-posle-padeniya-samoleta-il-76-v-ryazani-253594.html . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . rzn.info . ru.
- Web site: 2022-06-24 . 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221230716/https://regnum.ru/news/3627908.html . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . . ru.
- Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RF-78778 Ryazan-Dyagilevo Air Base . 2023-05-19 . www.aviation-safety.net.
- News: 2022-06-24 . «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 . 2022-12-21 . ryazan.kp.ru . ru.
- Web site: 2022-06-24 . 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 . live . https://archive.today/20221221232207/https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/15019437 . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . TASS.
- Web site: 2022-06-24 . 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 . live . https://archive.today/20221221233931/https://smotrim.ru/article/2814308 . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . smotrim.ru.
