Narrative:
The Ilyushin took off from an airport in Azerbaijan carrying paratroopers. Shortly after takeoff the no. 1 engine caught fire. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but the fire had weakened the structure of the wing. First the engine separated, then the airplane crashed in shallow water of the Caspian Sea, some 1500 m offshore.
Loss of control
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.03
» Volkskrant 20.10.1989
» airdisaster.ru
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1989 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76MD |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | CCCP-76569 |
| MSN: | 0033448421 |
| First flight: | 1983 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 50 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 57 / Occupants: 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1,5 km (0.9 mls) off Sumqayit ( Azerbaijan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sumqayit-Nasosnaya Air Base, Azerbaijan |
| Bolgrad-Zhovtneve Air Base, Ukraine |
The Ilyushin took off from an airport in Azerbaijan carrying paratroopers. Shortly after takeoff the no. 1 engine caught fire. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but the fire had weakened the structure of the wing. First the engine separated, then the airplane crashed in shallow water of the Caspian Sea, some 1500 m offshore.
Classification:
Engine fireLoss of control
Sources:
» Scramble 253» Scramble Vol.13, nr.03
» Volkskrant 20.10.1989
» airdisaster.ru
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Sumqayit-Nasosnaya Air Base to Bolgrad-Zhovtneve Air Base as the crow flies is 2229 km (1393 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Sumqayit-Nasosnaya Air Base to Bolgrad-Zhovtneve Air Base as the crow flies is 2229 km (1393 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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