The 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision occurred on 15 January 2009 near 18:00 UTC, when two Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) collided at Uytash Airport serving the city of Makhachkala in Dagestan, Russia.
Accident | |
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Date | 15 January 2009 |
Summary | Ground collision |
Site | Uytash Airport, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia 42°49′01″N 47°39′08″E / 42.81694°N 47.65222°E |
Total fatalities | 4 |
Total survivors | 34 (all on board RA-76827 and 2 on board RA-76825) |
First aircraft | |
Ilyushin Il-76 operated by the Russian Ministry, similar to the one involved. | |
Type | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
Operator | Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Registration | RA-76825 |
Fatalities | 4 |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 2 |
Second aircraft | |
Another Il-76 by the same operator, in another livery, and similar to the one involved in the collision. | |
Type | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
Operator | Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Registration | RA-76827 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Survivors | 31 |
One of the aircraft was landing in freezing fog[1] with 31 crew and passengers on board, while the other, having disembarked all of its passengers, was taxiing for take-off. The taxiing Il-76 crossed the taxiway end-line but did not report its position to air traffic control (ATC).[failed verification] ATC gave permission to the approaching Il-76 to land. Due to a sudden gust of wind, the landing aircraft deviated to the right[failed verification] and struck the taxiing Il-76's cockpit with its wing.[citation needed] Both aircraft then caught fire.[failed verification] The airport was closed until the following morning.[2]
Four crew members were killed in the taxiing aircraft. There were no fatalities among the occupants of the landing aircraft. 2 passengers on board the taxiing Il-76 survived with major injuries.[3]