Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Thursday 10 August 1989 |
Type: | Ilyushin Il-76M |
Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
Registration: | CCCP-86718 |
MSN: | 073409259 |
First flight: | 1977 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) from Novgorod-Krechevitsy Airport ( Russia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Novgorod-Krechevitsy Airport, Russia |
Destination airport: | Novgorod-Krechevitsy Airport, Russia |
Narrative:The Il-76 transport plane was flying a training mission when it crashed while on approach to Novgorod-Krechevitsy Airport, Russia. All on board were killed.
A powerful lightning strike during the approach degraded crew performance. The airplane suddenly entered a 26° nose-up attitude, climbing from 940 m to 1300 m. Subsequent it entered a dive with pitch angle -55 ° and a vertical speed of 27-27 m/s. The airplane struck the ground at a speed of 570 km/h.
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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.