Mirny – Irkutsk – Chita

On November 1, 2009 at 08:49 AM, Mirny – Irkutsk – Chita experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-76, operated by Russian Government, with the event recorded near Mirny Republic of Yakutia (Sakha).

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

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Mirny on a positioning flight to Chita with an intermediate stop in Irkutsk, carrying four passengers and a crew of seven on behalf of the Russian Ministry of the Interior. Shortly after takeoff by night, the aircraft rolled to the right to an angle of 90° then crashed at a speed of 364 km/h some 1,893 metres past the runway end. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed. The accident occurred 59 seconds after takeoff.

Aircraft reference details include registration RF-76801, MSN 00934 95866, year of manufacture 1989.