Ilyushin II-76 crash, Feb 24, 2002, Mashhad
Ilyushin II-76 accident on February 24, 2002 near Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran with no fatalities. Cause: Engine No. 4 fire of undetermined origin,...
- Date: February 24, 2002
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine No. 4 fire of undetermined origin, which spread to the wing and led to the engine detaching.
An Il-76 with about 230 occupants on a flight from Mashhad to Tehran suffered an engine No. 4 fire about 80 km out at FL230, shortly after the autopilot disconnected. The fire spread to the right wing and the engine detached, but the crew returned and landed safely at Mashhad. Nobody was injured, though the aircraft was partly destroyed when the wing broke off.