Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Flight 9064 was a military flight from
Bratsk Airport
Bratsk Airport (russian: Аэропорт Братск) is an airport in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia located north of Bratsk. It is a mixed use airfield, providing 32 parking spaces for medium-sized airliners. Bratsk airport serves as a diversion ai ...
to
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport with 9 passengers and 9 crew aboard. The flight crashed at Novaya Inya,
Russia on 1 December 2001,
after a reported
wing fire. All aboard perished.
Aircraft
The aircraft was an
Ilyushin Il-76TD operated by the
Border Guard Service of Russia for the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation that had been operated by
Aeroflot
PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (russian: ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии", ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; russian: Аэрофлот, , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. The ...
to carry cargo. The
aircraft's registration number was RA-76839.
Crash
As Flight 9064 was at 29,000 feet, a small fire started on the right wing of the aircraft. The flight crew declared intentions to perform an
emergency landing. As the pilots tried to land, though, the fire grew worse. The plane descended rapidly and ended up hitting trees, causing it to break into multiple pieces as it crashed. The accident killed all 18 passengers and crew.
References
Accident descriptionfrom 10001crash.com
Photographs of RA-76839Accident description from the Flight Safety Foundation
Aviation accidents and incidents in 2001
Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-76
Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia
Aviation accidents and incidents caused by in-flight fires
2001 disasters in Russia
December 2001 events in Russia
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