Irkutsk - Irkutsk

On July 1, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Irkutsk - Irkutsk experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-76, operated by MCHS Rossii, with the event recorded near Uyan Irkutsk oblast.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Irkutsk Airport at 1019LT on a fire fighting mission in the region of Bayanday. As the crew was approaching the area to be treated, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The wreckage was found two days later and all 10 crew members were killed. Crew: L.S. Owl, pilot, A. A. Lebedev, copilot, G. L. Petrov, navigator, V. N. Kuznetsov, flight engineer, I. E. Murahin, radio operator, S. A. Makarov, flight operator, S. A. Souslov, flight operator, M. M. Khadayev, flight operator, V. G. Jdanov, operator, A. M. Mashnin, operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-76840, MSN 1033417553, year of manufacture 1994.