.jpg) RF-76551, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) |
| Summary | Engine separation and crash following engine fire |
| Site | Near Ivanovo Severny Air Base, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia 57°02′34.1″N41°01′05.8″E / 57.042806°N 41.018278°E /57.042806; 41.018278 |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
| Operator |  Russian Air Force |
| Registration | RF-76551 |
| Flight origin | Ivanovo Severny Air Base |
| Destination | Plesetsk Air Base |
| Occupants | 15 |
| Passengers | 7 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 12 March 2024, anIlyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed in Russia'sIvanovo Oblast.[1] Fifteen people were on board when the aircraft crashed; eight crew and seven passengers.[2] No survivors were found. Russian sources said one of its engines caught fire and the plane crashed soon after takeoff.[3]Russia's defense ministry cited an engine fire as the most probable cause of the crash.[4]
According toDenis Pasler, governor ofOrenburg Oblast, the flight was carrying pilots from Orenburg. He added that they were from the 117thMilitary Transport Aviation Regiment.[5] Meanwhile, the governor ofTver Oblast,Igor Rudenya, also said there were pilots from Tver.[6]
The crash occurred at 13:00 Moscow time nearBogorodskoye District in Ivanovo Oblast. One of the aircraft's engines caught fire during takeoff for a routine flight.[7] There were unconfirmed videos of the aircraft plummeting downwards with one engine on fire where it soon then detached. Another video showed a column of smoke rising upwards.[8] The aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Ivanovo-Severny airfield.[5]
Firefighters arrived at the crash site and extinguished the blaze. The governor of Ivanovo Oblast,Stanislav Voskresensky, said there was no damage to villages near the crash.[9] and offered condolences to the relatives of the victims.[4] A search and rescue mission was concluded on the same day of the crash by theMinistry of Emergency Situations.[10] A ministry source toldTASS that all 15 people on board the aircraft died in the crash.[11]
Russia's defense ministry said a board of theRussian Aerospace Forces flew to Ivanovo Oblast to investigate the crash.[7] It added that an engine fire was the likely cause of the crash.[4]