Night Flight Crash at Dyagilevo Air Force Base (RF-78778)

Incident Overview and Flight Details On a night flight, a military aircraft departed from Dyagilevo Air Force Base in Ryazan, apparently bound for Belgorod. The aircraft was carrying nine crew members at the time of the incident. The specific aircraft type, registration, and operator were not provided in the source material, and no definitive cause for the accident was established in the available information. ## Emergency Response and Outcome Shortly after takeoff, engine number four caught fire. The crew decided to return to the airbase for an emergency landing. However, the aircraft went out of control and crashed approximately one kilometer from the airbase, bursting into flames. The impact forces and the subsequent post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft. Five crew members were killed, and four others were seriously injured.