Ilyushin II-76 crash, Jun 20, 2000, Privolzhskiy AFB (Ast...
Ilyushin II-76 accident on June 20, 2000 near Privolzhskiy AFB (Astrakhan), Astrakhan oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: A production flaw let...
- Date: June 20, 2000
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Privolzhskiy AFB (Astrakhan), Astrakhan oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A production flaw let electrical wiring chafe a hydraulic line, causing a short circuit and an in-flight fire in the left wing that destroyed the fuel, hydraulic and flap systems. The airbase fire brigade lacked suitable equipment for aircraft of that mass, so the aircraft burned on the ground.
An Il-76MD on a government flight from Makhachkala to Khabarovsk, carrying 221 passengers and a crew of seven, developed a fuel system fault and returned to Privolzhskiy air base. A fire broke out in the left wing, the flaps would not extend, and after landing the aircraft overran the runway, lost its undercarriage and burned. All occupants evacuated safely.