Ilyushin II-76 crash, Mar 12, 2024 (15 killed), Ivanovo-S...
Ilyushin II-76 accident on March 12, 2024 near Ivanovo-Severny, Ivanovo oblast, Russia with 15 fatalities. Cause: Russian Ministry of Defence reported...
- Date: March 12, 2024
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Ivanovo-Severny, Ivanovo oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Russian Ministry of Defence reported an engine fire on takeoff. The cause of the fire is unknown.
A Russian Air Force Il 76 climbing out of Ivanovo Severny bound for Plesetsk had a fire in its number four engine, which later detached. The crew tried to return, but the aircraft descended uncontrolled and crashed in woodland near a cemetery. All 15 aboard died, eight crew and seven passengers.