1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash

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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.

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/244010?stamp=634591329505056781 | title=Авиакатастрофа в Абакане | date=29 November 1996 }}{{cite web | url=https://airforce.su/lists/94/kachura/ | title=27 ноября 1996 года после взлёта из аэропорта Абакана разбился Ил-76 117 ВТАП — Авиационные катастрофы — ЛВВАУШ }}

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Carrying an official payload of {{convert|30|t|lb|abbr=out}}, 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.{{cite web|url=http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/48656|title=Ильюшин Ил-76МД а/к Россия (СССР) - ВВС - карточка борта|trans-title= Ilyushin Il-76MD a/k Russia (USSR) - Air Force - board card |language=ru|publisher=russianplanes.net|accessdate=18 August 2014|archive-date=4 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704210602/http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/48656}}{{Cite web |title=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 |language=ru|trans-title= 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 |url=http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=7 |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=war.airdisaster.ru}}

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