1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash explained

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Summary:	Controlled flight into terrain
Site:	14km (09miles) NNE of Abakan Airport
Aircraft Type:	Ilyushin Il-76MD
Occurrence Type:	Accident
Coordinates:	53.8586°N 91.6006°W
Tail Number:	RA-78804
Origin:	Moscow Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Stopover:	Abakan International Airport, Abakan, Russia
Destination:	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Passengers:	13
Crew:	10
Occupants:	23
Fatalities:	23
Survivors:	0

On 27 November 1996, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near Abakan Airport, Russia, killing all 23 people onboard.^[1] The plane was on a cargo flight from Moscow Ramenskoye Airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, with a scheduled stopover at Abakan International Airport.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the accident was a Russian Air Force-operated Ilyushin Il-76MD, designed by the Ilyushin Design Bureau and manufactured by the Tashkent Aviation Production Association in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (modern-day Uzbekistan). The Il-76 involved, registered as RA-78804, was initially made in 1989, flying for Soviet Air Forces until in 1991. The aircraft later made its way to operate with the Russian Air Force until the crash in 1996.

Crew

The following crew members in the flight were:

• Captain: Andrei Vitalievich Berezhnoy.
• First Officer: Kirill Vladimirovich Lyapushkin.
• Flight Engineer: Andrei Georgievich Uskov
• Navigator: Dimitry Alexandrovich Kachura.
• Flight Operator: Vadim Vasilievich Belikov.
• Flight Instructor: Andrei Olegovich Yakovlev.

The following crew members were not in the cockpit:

• Reserve Captain: Victor Nickolaevich Sivokoz.
• Reserve First Officer: Alexander Nikolaevich Rybak.
• Reserve Flight Operator: Alexander Vitalievich Smirnov.
• (Tail Turret Operator) Air Gunner: Vladimir Alexandrovich Hrapak.^{[2] [3]}

Crash

Carrying an official payload of 30t, 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.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

External Links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RA-78804 Abakan Airport (ABA) . 25 March 2024 . aviation-safety.net.
2. Web site: Авиакатастрофа в Абакане . 29 November 1996 .
3. Web site: 27 ноября 1996 года после взлёта из аэропорта Абакана разбился Ил-76 117 ВТАП — Авиационные катастрофы — ЛВВАУШ .
4. Web site: Ильюшин Ил-76МД а/к Россия (СССР) - ВВС - карточка борта. Ilyushin Il-76MD a/k Russia (USSR) - Air Force - board card . ru. russianplanes.net. 18 August 2014. 4 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140704210602/http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/48656.
5. Web site: 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 . ru. 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 . 25 March 2024 . war.airdisaster.ru.
6. Web site: 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 . AirDisaster.ru. ru. 19 August 2014. 27 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140627154956/http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=343.
7. News: Хроника взлетающего транспортника. Chronicle of the Taking-Off Airlifter . Золик Мильман. 22 December 1996. Ogoniok. ru. 18 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125447/http://ogoniok.com/archive/1996/4482/51-28-30/. 19 August 2014. dead.
8. News: Авиакатастрофа в Абакане. Plane crash in Abakan . Максим Варывдин. 29 November 1996. Kommersant. ru. 18 August 2014. 19 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084733/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/244010?stamp=634591329505056781 .
9. Flight International . en . 4–10 June 1997 . 46.
10. Web site: 4 December 1996 . IL-76 hits mountain . 25 March 2024 . Flight Global . en.
11. News: Vliegtuig stort neer in Siberië . . nl. 28 November 1996 . Delpher.