Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 14 June 2014
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76MD
Owner/operator: Ukraine Air Force
Registration Number: 76777
Location: ca 5,5 km E of Lugansk Airport (VSG) –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 49 / Occupants: 49
Component Affected: The airplane itself (specifically the fuselage and wings).The airplane itself (specifically the fuselage and wings).
A Ilyushin 76 transport plane crashed near Lugansk, Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of nine crew members and 40 soldiers due to a shoulder-fired 9K38 ‘Igla’ missile strike and subsequent machine gun fire.A Ilyushin 76 transport plane crashed near Lugansk, Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of nine crew members and 40 soldiers due to a shoulder-fired 9K38 ‘Igla’ missile strike and subsequent machine gun fire.
Description
An Ilyushin 76 transport plane of the Ukraine Air Force crashed near Lugansk, Ukraine after being hit by one shoulder-fired 9K38 “Igla” missile. It was subsequently hit by machine gun fire and all nine crew members and 40 soldiers died. The airplane carried troops from the 25th airborne brigade and a BMD-2 airborne infantry fighting vehicle.
Source of Information
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/14/us-ukraine-crisis-plane-idUSKBN0EP08420140614, http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2014/06/14/vijskovo-transportnij-litak-povitryanih-sil-zbrojnih-sil-ukraini-il-76/, http://aerovokzal.net/segodnya-nad-luganskom-sbit-il-76md/, http://www.wing.com.ua/content/view/13343/40/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/14/us-ukraine-crisis-plane-idUSKBN0EP08420140614, http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2014/06/14/vijskovo-transportnij-litak-povitryanih-sil-zbrojnih-sil-ukraini-il-76/, http://aerovokzal.net/segodnya-nad-luganskom-sbit-il-76md/, http://www.wing.com.ua/content/view/13343/40/Primary Cause
A shoulder-fired 9K38 ‘Igla’ missile strike.A shoulder-fired 9K38 ‘Igla’ missile strike.Share on:
