Douglas DC-9 crash, Feb 8, 1999, Moscow-Vnukovo
Douglas DC-9 accident on February 8, 1999 near Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Ground collision: the taxiing Il-96...
- Date: February 8, 1999
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Parked
- Cause: Ground collision: the taxiing Il-96 struck the tail of the parked DC-9 with its right wing.
A parked Italian Air Force DC-9 at Moscow Vnukovo was struck on its tail by the wing of a Rossiya Il-96 taxiing at night on a snow-covered taxiway. The DC-9 had been scheduled to fly Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema home that day. The DC-9 was damaged beyond repair and nobody was injured.