Ilyushin II-76 crash, Jul 1, 2016 (10 killed), Uyan
Ilyushin II-76 accident on July 1, 2016 near Uyan, Irkutsk oblast, Russia with 10 fatalities. Cause: IAC interim report (5 August 2016): the flight...
- Date: July 1, 2016
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Uyan, Irkutsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: IAC interim report (5 August 2016): the flight took place in smoke and reduced visibility and the recorders showed no failures of aircraft systems or engines. Wikipedia notes investigators suggested hot air from wildfires may have reduced engine thrust. No final report found.
On 1 July 2016 an EMERCOM Il 76TD firefighting aircraft (RA 76840) took off from Irkutsk for a fire mission near Bayanday and crashed into trees in a wooded area in Irkutsk oblast. All ten crew were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post crash fire. The Interstate Aviation Committee interim report of 5 August 2016 found no aircraft system or engine failures on the recorders, and the final cause was not yet published in the sources read.