Moscow – Bratsk – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

On December 2, 2001 at 12:00 AM, Moscow – Bratsk – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-76, operated by Federal Border Guard Aviation Command, with the event recorded near Novaya Inya Khabarovsk Krai.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

18 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Moscow on a cargo flight to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with an intermediate stop in Bratsk, carrying nine passengers, nine crew members and a load of 36 tons of cargo including one aircraft engine and constructions materials. While cruising at an altitude of 9,600 metres, the crew declared an emergency and informed ATC about an in-flight fire. The crew initiated an emergency descent when, at an altitude of 7,000 metres, the aircraft broke into three and crashed in a wooded area located in Novaya Inya. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 18 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-76839, MSN 10234 11375, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.3759°, 144.8623°.