The Air and Space Forces of the Russian Federation lost the Ilyushin Il-76MD, reg. RF-78778, reg. no. 0083489659, which crashed shortly after takeoff about 5 km (3.1 mls) southeast of the Ryazan-Djagilevo airbase . Of the nine people on board, five died, three on the spot and two in hospital a week later.
Shortly after takeoff, a flight controller observed engine fire #4. The machine crashed (or made a hard emergency landing) in a field, where it came to rest against trees and subsequently caught fire. One of the engines was found about 1 km away from the crash site.
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Shortly after takeoff, a flight controller observed engine fire #4. The machine crashed (or made a hard emergency landing) in a field, where it came to rest against trees and subsequently caught fire. One of the engines was found about 1 km away from the crash site.