Makhachkala - Nizhny Novgorod

On January 15, 2009 at 09:10 PM, Makhachkala - Nizhny Novgorod experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-76, operated by Russian Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, with the event recorded near Makhachkala Republic of Dagestan.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 57.1%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was dispatched to Makhachkala to deliver troops, military equipments and cargo with 7 crew members on board. Ready for the next trip to Nizhny Novgorod, the crew was cleared to taxi to the holding point of runway 14. At that time, the visibility was poor due to the night and foggy conditions. Another Ilyushin II-76MD registered RA-76827 was on approach to runway 14 with 25 passengers and a crew of six on board. On final approach, the navigator informed the crew that the headlights should be switched on but no actions was taken. In a visibility lower than 800 metres, the aircraft landed slightly to the left of the runway centerline. After touchdown, the left wing impacted the cockpit of the II-76 awaiting at the holding bay. While RA-76827 suffered only minor damaged and that no one on board was injured, all four crew members in the cockpit of RA-76825 were killed while three other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-76825, MSN 10034 04136, year of manufacture 1990.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.9639°, 47.4976°.