ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-124-100 08 Black Irkutsk-2 Airport
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Date:Saturday 6 December 1997
Time:14:42
Type:Silhouette image of generic A124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-124-100
Operator:Russian Air Force
Registration: 08 Black
MSN: 4516003
First flight: 1986
Total airframe hrs:1034
Cycles:576
Engines: 4 Lotarev D-18T
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 45
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:1,6 km (1 mls) SE of Irkutsk-2 Airport (   Russia)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Irkutsk-2 Airport (UIIR), Russia
Destination airport:Vladivostok Airport (VVO/UHWW), Russia
Narrative:
An Antonov 124-100 transport plane was destroyed when it crashed immediately after takeoff from Irkutsk-2 Airport, Russia. The airplane struck houses in a residential area, killing all 23 on board and 45 persons on the ground.
The An-124 was leased from the Russian Air Force by Cargotrans to transport two Sukhoi Su-27 fighter planes to Vietnam. The planned destination was Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam with an en route stop at Vladivostok Airport (VVO), Russia.
Three seconds after lifting off runway 14, at a height of about 5 m the number 3 engine surged. Climbing away with a high angle of attack engines no. 2 and 1 also surged. The airplane reached a maximum height of 66 m before it descended, striking several buildings. It crashed into a residential area, 1600 m beyond the runway end.

Sources:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 15.12.1997 (29)
» airdisaster.ru


Photos

photo of Antonov-An-124-RA-82005
accident date: 06-12-1997
type: Antonov An-124
registration: RA-82005
photo of Antonov-An-124-100-RA-82005
accident date: 06-12-1997
type: Antonov An-124-100
registration: RA-82005
photo of Antonov-An-124-CCCP-82005
accident date: 06-12-1997
type: Antonov An-124
registration: CCCP-82005
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Irkutsk-2 Airport to Vladivostok Airport as the crow flies is 2276 km (1422 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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