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1988 Soviet Air Force Il-76 crash
Aviation accident in Soviet Armenia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 11 December 1988, an Ilyushin Il-76M aircraft crashed. Operated by the Soviet Air Force, the flight participated in relief efforts after an earthquake struck Armenia on 7 December. The aircraft crashed into a mountainside during an attempt to land at Leninakan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union), killing 77 of the 78 occupants on board. To date, it is the worst aviation disaster in Armenia.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | December 11, 1988 (1988-12-11) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | 15 km (9.3 mi) from Leninakan Airport |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76M |
Operator | Soviet Air Forces |
Registration | CCCP-86732 |
Flight origin | Baku-Bina International Airport, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic |
Destination | Leninakan Airport, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic |
Passengers | 69 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 77 |
Survivors | 1 |
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