Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 18 October 1989
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76MD
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Registration Number: CCCP-76569
Location: 1,5 km off Sumqayit –
ÿ Azerbaijan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 57 / Occupants: 57
Component Affected: First engineFirst engine
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin aircraft carrying paratroopers crashed in shallow water of the Caspian Sea due to a fire in its first engine. The fire weakened the wing structure, causing the aircraft to separate and subsequently crash.An Ilyushin aircraft carrying paratroopers crashed in shallow water of the Caspian Sea due to a fire in its first engine. The fire weakened the wing structure, causing the aircraft to separate and subsequently crash.
Description
The Ilyushin took off from an airport in Azerbaijan carrying paratroopers. Shortly after takeoff the no. 1 engine caught fire. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but the fire had weakened the structure of the wing. First the engine separated, then the airplane crashed in shallow water of the Caspian Sea, some 1500 m offshore.
Source of Information
http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=29http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=29Primary Cause
Engine failure and structural compromise following a fire.Engine failure and structural compromise following a fire.Share on:
