Ilyushin II-76 crash, Feb 1, 1990 (8 killed), Panevėžys-P...
Ilyushin II-76 accident on February 1, 1990 near Panevėžys-Pajuostis AFB, Apskritis of Panevėžys, Lithuania with 8 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: February 1, 1990
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Panevėžys-Pajuostis AFB, Apskritis of Panevėžys, Lithuania
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after entering cloud at low altitude during go-around training; no official report found.
A Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76M on a local training flight at Panevezys-Pajuostis crashed on 1 February 1990. About 14 minutes into the flight, after a go-around, it entered cloud at roughly 230 feet, lost control and struck a forest about 3.7 km from the runway. All eight crew were killed.