Ilyushin II-76 crash, Oct 18, 1989 (57 killed), Nasosny AFB
Ilyushin II-76 accident on October 18, 1989 near Nasosny AFB, Absheron, Azerbaijan with 57 fatalities. Cause: Failure and fire of engine No 1 following...
- Date: October 18, 1989
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Nasosny AFB, Absheron, Azerbaijan
- Fatalities: 57
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure and fire of engine No 1 following an intershaft bearing failure, with the fire weakening the wing structure until the left wing detached.
An Il-76MD military transport took off from Nasosny airfield near Baku and lost its No 1 engine about five minutes later. The engine caught fire, the left wing detached, and the aircraft came down in the Caspian Sea killing all 57 people on board.