2024 Ivanovo Ilyushin Il-76 crash

2024 Ivanovo Ilyushin Il-76 crash
RF-76551, the aircraft involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)
SummaryEngine separation and crash following engine fire
SiteNear Ivanovo Severny Air Base, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
57°02′34.1″N 41°01′05.8″E / 57.042806°N 41.018278°E / 57.042806; 41.018278
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-76MD
OperatorRussian Air Force
RegistrationRF-76551
Flight originIvanovo Severny Air Base
DestinationPlesetsk Air Base
Passengers7
Crew8
Fatalities15
Survivors0

On 12 March 2024, an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed in Russia's Ivanovo 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]

  1. ^ "Cargo plane crashes in Russia's Ivanovo region: Report". The Straits Times. Reuters. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ Shalvey, Kevin (12 March 2024). "Cargo plane carrying 15 crashes in Russia, ministry says". ABC News. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Russian military cargo plane crashes with 15 people on board". Al Arabiya English. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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