Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 25 December 1979
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76M
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Registration Number: CCCP-86036
Location: 36 km from Kabul –
ÿ Afghanistan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 48 / Occupants: 48
Component Affected: Ilyushin transport planeIlyushin transport plane
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin transport plane crashed during a descent at night, resulting in the destruction of a mountain top. The aircraft was approaching an unidentified airfield and lacked navigational equipment. The plane was carrying paratroopers of the Vitebsk division, who were subsequently transferred to Kabul.An Ilyushin transport plane crashed during a descent at night, resulting in the destruction of a mountain top. The aircraft was approaching an unidentified airfield and lacked navigational equipment. The plane was carrying paratroopers of the Vitebsk division, who were subsequently transferred to Kabul.
Description
The Ilyushin transport plane struck the top of a mountain at a height of about 5000 m during a descent at night. The crew were approaching an unfamiliar airfield (Bagram AFB) with the absence of navigation equipment on the ground. Onboard there were paratroopers of the Vitebsk division, which were transferred to Kabul on the first day of invasion of the Soviet army to Afghanistan.
Source of Information
http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=80http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=80Primary Cause
Lack of navigational equipment and an unfamiliar airfield.Lack of navigational equipment and an unfamiliar airfield.Share on:
