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Russ Air Transport Ilyushin IL-76 plane crash

Moscow, Russia

Key facts

Airline
Russ Air Transport
Aircraft
Ilyushin IL-76
Location
Moscow, Russia
Date
14th July, 2001
People on board
10
Fatalities
10

Updated on

Accident account

The aircraft was being used to fly construction materials from a military airfield just outside Moscow to Norilsk. After take-off, the aircraft reached an altitude of about 150 feet when it crashed about 550 yards from the end of the runway. All 10 people onboard were killed.

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