2024 Ivanovo Ilyushin Il-76 crash

2024 Ivanovo Ilyushin Il-76 crash
RF-76551, the aircraft involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)
SummaryEngine separation and crash following engine fire
SiteNear Ivanovo Severny Air Base, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
57°02′34.1″N 41°01′05.8″E / 57.042806°N 41.018278°E / 57.042806; 41.018278
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-76MD
Operator Russian Air Force
RegistrationRF-76551
Flight originIvanovo Severny Air Base
DestinationPlesetsk Air Base
Occupants15
Passengers7
Crew8
Fatalities15
Survivors0

On 12 March 2024, an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed in Russia's Ivanovo Oblast. Fifteen people were on board when the aircraft crashed; eight crew and seven passengers. No survivors were found. Russian sources said one of its engines caught fire and the plane crashed soon after takeoff. Russia's defense ministry cited an engine fire as the most probable cause of the crash.