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1996 Abakan Ilyushin Il-76 crash
1996 aircraft crash in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 27 November 1996, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near Abakan Airport, Russia, killing all 23 people onboard.[1] The plane was on a cargo flight from Moscow Ramenskoye Airport[lower-alpha 1] to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, with a scheduled stopover at Abakan International Airport.[citation needed]
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Accident | |
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Date | 27 November 1996 (1996-11-27) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | 14 km (8.7 mi) NNE of Abakan Airport 53°51′31″N 91°36′02″E[citation needed] |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
Operator | ![]() |
Registration | RA-78804 |
Flight origin | Moscow Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
Stopover | Abakan International Airport, Abakan, Russia |
Destination | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
Occupants | 23 |
Passengers | 13 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 23 |
Survivors | 0 |
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