 | This article needs more citations. (April 2024) |
.jpg) A Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 November 1996 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site |
|
 | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
| Operator |  Russian Air Force |
| Registration | RA-78804 |
| Flight origin | Moscow Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Stopover | Abakan International Airport, Abakan, Russia |
| Destination | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| Occupants | 23 |
| Passengers | 13 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 27 November 1996, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near Abakan Airport, Russia, killing all 23 people on board. The plane was on a cargo flight from Moscow Ramenskoye Airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, with a scheduled stopover at Abakan International Airport.[citation needed]