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| Date: | Friday 20 October 2023 |
| Time: | 00:03 LT |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76MD |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | RF-86900 |
| MSN: | 0023435034 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6054 hours |
| Cycles: | 4231 flights |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dushanbe-Gissar Air Base -
 Tajikistan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dushanbe-Gissar Air Base |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Russian Il-76MD transport aircraft suffered a runway excursion during takeoff from Dushanbe.
The flight crew heard a bang during the takeoff roll, followed by a fire warning on the no.4 engine. Power was lost and the aircraft pulled to the right. It veered off the runway and stopped in a field. A fire erupted, consuming the aircraft.
The crew was not injured.
Sources:
https://t.me/aviaincident/25377
https://iz.ru/1592976/2023-10-20/dvigatel-samoleta-il-76-zagorelsia-vo-vremia-vzleta-v-dushanbe
https://aviaforum.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachment-files/2023/10/1728946_IMG-20231020-WA0014.jpg
https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/21/russian-military-plane-explodes-in-massive-fireball-on-runway-19701137/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2023 19:46 | Nataliia Demyanchuk | Added |
| 20-Oct-2023 19:49 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2023 05:59 | vasilf | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2023 07:29 | Anon. | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2023 07:29 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Oct-2023 07:30 | Dolly564 | Updated |
| 22-Oct-2023 07:32 | harro | Updated |
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