Dzhankoy - Dzhankoy
Flight / Schedule
Dzhankoy - Dzhankoy
Aircraft
Ilyushin II-76Registration
CCCP-76679
MSN
0063467014
Year of Manufacture
1986
Date
April 2, 1987 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Lake Sivash Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Region
Europe • Ukraine
Coordinates
45.1837°, 33.5198°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 2, 1987 at 12:00 AM, Dzhankoy - Dzhankoy experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-76, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Lake Sivash Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Dzhankoy AFB on a combined night exercise with a second II-76 registered CCCP-76685 that was also carrying a crew of eight. Apparently following a pilot error, both aircraft collided in mid-air, entered a dive and crashed in Lake Sivash, Crimea. All 16 occupants in both aircraft were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-76679, MSN 0063467014, year of manufacture 1986.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.1837°, 33.5198°.
Fatalities
Total
8
Crew
8
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The four engine aircraft departed Dzhankoy AFB on a combined night exercise with a second II-76 registered CCCP-76685 that was also carrying a crew of eight. Apparently following a pilot error, both aircraft collided in mid-air, entered a dive and crashed in Lake Sivash, Crimea. All 16 occupants in both aircraft were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 8
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Dzhankoy - Dzhankoy
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • Ukraine
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