Ilyushin II-76

Operator:

Registration:

RA-76834

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Anadyr – Magadan – Moscow

MSN:

10234 09319

YOM:

1992

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Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

3309

Aircraft flight cycles:

1083

Circumstances:

During the takeoff roll, at a speed of 290 km/h, the copilot started the rotation. The aircraft lifted off, reached a height of 7 metres then entered a left bank of 3,5°. Following a course of 665 metres, the aircraft entered a critical angle of attack, nosed up to 35° then landed back on the runway while the undercarriage have just been retracted. The aircraft slid on its belly and came to rest 270 metres further, about 120 metres to the left of the runway centerline. All 25 occupants were rescued, among them two were seriously injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the captain decided to seat on the right front seat, letting the command to the copilot seating in the left front seat, which was against the published procedures because the copilot was not authorized and did not have sufficient experience. The copilot forgot to extend the flaps in an appropriate angle for the takeoff procedure, which caused the aircraft to adopt a critical angle of attack after liftoff and to stall. Successives errors and poor crew coordination were considered as contributing factors as well as the fact that the crew failed to follow the pre-takeoff checklist and failed to identify that the aircraft was not properly configured for the takeoff procedure.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76MD in Abakan: 23 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1996 at 2354 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-78804

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Moscow – Abakan – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

MSN:

00934 92778

YOM:

1989

Location:

Abakan

Republic of Khakassia

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Moscow-Zhukovsky Airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with an intermediate stop in Abakan, carrying 13 passengers, 10 crew members and a load of 30 tons of various goods. Following a night takeoff, the aircraft climbed to a height of 200 metres then encountered difficulties to climb anymore. According to published procedures, the pilot-in-command was supposed to initiate a turn after a course of 4 km but he continued a straight-in route until the aircraft struck the slope of a snow covered mountain located 13,4 km from the runway end. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It appears that the manifest was not reflecting the truth as it was mentioned a total weight of 30 tons, an incorrect value. Because the total weight was substantially above the MTOW, the climb gradient was insufficient, resulting in a collision with a mountain that the crew was unable to locate due to the low visibility caused by night. It was also reported that the crew failed to follow the published departure procedures.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76TD in Charkhi Dadri: 37 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1996 at 1840 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

UN-76435

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Shymkent - New Delhi

MSN:

10234 13428

YOM:

1992

Flight number:

KZA1907

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

9229

Captain / Total hours on type:

1488.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

6822

Copilot / Total hours on type:

409

Aircraft flight hours:

2643

Circumstances:

The Ilyushin II-76TD departed Shymkent Airport on a regular schedule service (flight KZA1907) to New Delhi-Indira Gandhi, carrying 27 passengers and 10 crew members. Following an uneventful flight, the crew was cleared to start the descent to New Delhi via route G452 and was instructed to maintain FL150. At 1833LT, a Boeing 747-168B operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) departed New Delhi-Indira Gandhi Airport on a flight to Jeddah (flight SV763) with an intermediate stop in Dhahran, carrying 289 passengers and 23 crew members. After takeoff, its crew was instructed to climb to FL140 via the same route G452. For unknown reasons, the Kazair crew continued the descent below FL150 until both aircraft faced each other and collided at 1840LT at FL140, seven minutes after the B747 takeoff. After the collision, both aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located about 3 km Charkhi Dadri, some 80 km west of New Delhi-Indira Gandhi Airport. Both aircraft were destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 349 occupants in both aircraft were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the collision was the consequence of the failure of the Kazair crew to follow the assigned altitude of 15,000 feet while approaching New Delhi. The crew of the Kazair II-76 was instructed by ATC to continue the descent to Indira Gandhi Airport via the same route G452 but at an altitude of 15,000 feet (14,000 feet for the Saudia B747). For unknown reasons, the Kazair crew continued the descent below FL150 without clearance until both aircraft faced each other and collided. During the minutes preceding the accident, both Kazair and Saudia crew have been informed by ATC about other traffic.

Final Report:

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76TD in Belgrade: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1996 at 0316 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

RA-76513

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Belgrade-Nikola Tesla (ex Surčin)

Schedule:

Yekaterinburg - Belgrade - Valetta

MSN:

00834 14451

YOM:

1988

Location:

Belgrade City District

Country:

Serbia

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Yekaterinburg to Africa via Belgrade and Luqa, Malta, carrying two passengers, 10 crew members and a load of aircraft tires and squibs. Following a night takeoff from Belgrade-Surčin Airport, the crew informed ATC about technical problems and reported the loss of all electrical power. Following a holding pattern for about 2,5 hours, the crew attempted to land but the visibility was low due to poor weather conditions. On short final, without any headlights, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed 800 metres short of runway, bursting into flames. All 12 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that prior to takeoff from Belgrade-Surčin Airport, while preparing the flight, the crew forgot to switch on the VU-6A AC/DC converter after start-up of the engines, causing the 27 volts electrical system to be constantly fed from the batteries. When batteries ran flat, all the avionic and boosters were left without power.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76MD in Kinshasa: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1996

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Hoseba

Registration:

UR-76539

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Schedule:

Kinshasa - Athens

MSN:

00334 42234

YOM:

1983

Location:

Kinshasa-N'Djili

Kinshasa City Province

Country:

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

2134

Aircraft flight cycles:

1358

Circumstances:

While taxiing backwards at Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport, the crew used thrust reversers and failed to extend the flaps prior to takeoff. During the takeoff roll, the pilot-in-command started the rotation when the nose gear lifted off. Despite the aircraft failed to take off, the crew did not reject the takeoff procedure and continued. The aircraft adopted a high nose up attitude and a super critical angle of attack. It rolled for about 3,800 metres, overran, rolled for another 800 metres when it struck irregularities on the ground. On impact, the right wing was torn off and the aircraft crashed, bursting into flames. All 10 occupants were killed. The aircraft was on its way to Athens, carrying a load consisting of engine and spare parts.

Probable cause:

The crew failed to prepare the flight according to published procedures and failed to extend flaps prior to takeoff. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Poor flight preparation,
- Poor crew coordination,
- Misunderstanding by the crew about the aircraft configuration,
- The pilot-in-command failed to reject takeoff.
- Crew's fatigue,
- The aircraft was not equipped with an alarm in case of wrong flaps' position.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76TD near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: 20 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1996 at 1444 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

RA-76752

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Novosibirsk - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

MSN:

00934 98967

YOM:

1989

Location:

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Kamchatka Krai

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

7172

Aircraft flight cycles:

2085

Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Novosibirsk to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, carrying 11 passengers, nine crew members and a load of 57 tons of meat and detergent powder. Upon takeoff from Novosibirsk-Yeltsovka Airport, the total weight of the aircraft was 17 tons above MTOW. While descending to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport in limited visibility due to low clouds, at an altitude of 900 metres, the aircraft disappeared from radar screens after it struck the slope of a mountain located about 40 km from runway 34R threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 20 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found 300 metres below the summit.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Following a wrong setting of the navigation system, the crew failed to follow the approach procedures and was not on the correct track for the airport,
- ATC gave a premature clearance to the crew to descent while he was not aware of the exact position of the aircraft that was not yet on his radar,
- Lack of visibility due to low clouds,
- At the time of the accident, the aircraft was off course by 23 km.

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Crash of an Ilyushin II-76TD in Sarajevo

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1994

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

EW-76836

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Luxembourg - Sarajevo

MSN:

10134 09305

YOM:

1991

Location:

Sarajevo

East Herzegovina

Country:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

1275

Aircraft flight cycles:

438

Circumstances:

The approach to Sarajevo was completed in marginal weather conditions with strong winds and rain falls. After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and eventually collided with military installations. All six crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The crew completed the approach at a too high altitude to avoid hostile fire, causing the aircraft to land too far down the runway and reducing the landing distance available. The runway surface was wet at the time of the accident, which was considered as a contributing factor as well as poor weather conditions.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76M in Pskov: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1993 at 2047 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

RA-86039

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site: