1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash

1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash

A Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76, similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date	27 November 1996 (1996-11-27)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site	14 km (8.7 mi) NNE of Abakan Airport 53°51′31″N 91°36′02″E
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Ilyushin Il-76MD
Operator	Russian Air Force
Registration	RA-78804
Flight origin	Moscow Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Stopover	Abakan International Airport, Abakan, Russia
Destination	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Occupants	23
Passengers	13
Crew	10
Fatalities	23
Survivors	0

On 27 November 1996, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near Abakan Airport, Russia, killing all 23 people on board. The plane was on a cargo flight from Moscow Ramenskoye Airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, with a scheduled stopover at Abakan International Airport.

Crew

The following crew members in the flight were:

• Captain: Andrei Vitalievich Berezhnoy.
• First Officer: Kirill Vladimirovich Lyapushkin.
• Flight Engineer: Andrei Georgievich Uskov
• Navigator: Dimitry Alexandrovich Kachura.
• Flight Operator: Vadim Vasilievich Belikov.
• Flight Instructor: Andrei Olegovich Yakovlev.

The following crew members were not in the cockpit:

• Reserve Captain: Victor Nickolaevich Sivokoz.
• Reserve First Officer: Alexander Nikolaevich Rybak.
• Reserve Flight Operator: Alexander Vitalievich Smirnov.
• (Tail Turret Operator) Air Gunner: Vladimir Alexandrovich Hrapak.

External links

• Cockpit Voice Recording on YouTube. Video also contains photos of four crew members.
• Video of the funeral on YouTube.