2022 Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash

2022 Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash

Ilyushin 76 of the Russian Air Force, Similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Accident
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
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]

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

1. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RF-78778 Ryazan-Dyagilevo Air Base". Aviation Safety Network. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. "Под Рязанью упал самолет Ил-76, четыре человека погибли" [An Il-76 plane crashed near Ryazan, 5 people were killed in the accident.]. Kommersant (in Russian). 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
3. "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]. rzn.info (in Russian). 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
4. "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]. REGNUM News Agency (in Russian). 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
5. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RF-78778 Ryazan-Dyagilevo Air Base". www.aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
6. "«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]. ryazan.kp.ru (in Russian). 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
7. "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]. TASS. 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
8. "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]. smotrim.ru. 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.