2009 Ilyushin Il-76 crash
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The 2009 Ilyushin Il-76 crash occurred on November 1, 2009, when a Ilyushin Il-76
jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, 150 km southeast of Moscow, killing all 11 crew on board.
The jet, owned by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
, took off, with eleven crewmembers on board, from Mirny Airport
, where the onboard cargo had been unloaded. The aircraft was bound for the city of Irkutsk
, when several minutes after liftoff it banked to the right, hit a slag heap from an old mine and crashed. It exploded on impact and caught fire, about three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the airport in a deserted area. There are suggestions that the aircraft failed to gain altitude and deviated off its flight path.
After the cargo was unloaded, the plane "took off but then deviated from the course and crashed 25 km away from the runway
," an official from the Russian Emergencies Ministry told reporters. Reports suggest that in the days following the accident eleven bodies were pulled from the jet by rescuers.
Russia's air force had temporarily grounded all Il-76 aircraft after an engine broke off the wing of a plane whilst it was attempting to takeoff earlier that year. It was reported that the ban was still in place at the time of the accident, and it is not yet clear as to why the jet was used when the model had been grounded.
A special commission of the Russian Interior Ministry was assigned to investigate the cause of the accident.
The METAR
in force at the time of the accident was UERR 312330Z 22005MPS CAVOK M24/M26 Q1030 NOSIG RMK QFE741 24450245=.
Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose four-engined strategic airlifter designed by Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas...
jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, 150 km southeast of Moscow, killing all 11 crew on board.
The jet, owned by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
The Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del is the interior ministry of Russia. Its predecessor was founded in 1802 by Alexander I in Imperial Russia...
, took off, with eleven crewmembers on board, from Mirny Airport
Mirny Airport
Mirny Airport is an airport in Yakutia, Russia, located 4 km east of the mining town of Mirny. It handles medium-sized airliners and supports 24-hour flight operations. Mirny is a designated emergency airfield for the polar route between North America and Asia...
, where the onboard cargo had been unloaded. The aircraft was bound for the city of Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
, when several minutes after liftoff it banked to the right, hit a slag heap from an old mine and crashed. It exploded on impact and caught fire, about three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the airport in a deserted area. There are suggestions that the aircraft failed to gain altitude and deviated off its flight path.
After the cargo was unloaded, the plane "took off but then deviated from the course and crashed 25 km away from the runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
," an official from the Russian Emergencies Ministry told reporters. Reports suggest that in the days following the accident eleven bodies were pulled from the jet by rescuers.
Russia's air force had temporarily grounded all Il-76 aircraft after an engine broke off the wing of a plane whilst it was attempting to takeoff earlier that year. It was reported that the ban was still in place at the time of the accident, and it is not yet clear as to why the jet was used when the model had been grounded.
A special commission of the Russian Interior Ministry was assigned to investigate the cause of the accident.
The METAR
METAR
METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by pilots in fulfillment of a part of a pre-flight weather briefing, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting....
in force at the time of the accident was UERR 312330Z 22005MPS CAVOK M24/M26 Q1030 NOSIG RMK QFE741 24450245=.