Ilyushin II-76 crash, Jul 6, 2011 (9 killed), Bagram AFB
Ilyushin II-76 accident on July 6, 2011 near Bagram AFB, Parwan, Afghanistan with 9 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a night...
- Date: July 6, 2011
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Bagram AFB, Parwan, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a night approach. The investigation found no evidence of external interference.
A Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 on a cargo flight from Baku struck a mountain slope about 25 km from Bagram while approaching at night at around 12,500 feet. All nine crew on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. Early Taliban claims of a shootdown were not supported by the investigation.