RA-76588 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

July 14, 2001AccidentHull loss
The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight from Moscow to Taiyuan, China, with intermediate stops in Norilsk and Bratsk, carrying two passengers, eight crew members and a load of 40,2 tons of construction materials. Due to foggy conditions, the horizontal visibility was reduced to 500-900 metres and the vertical visibility was estimated to be 70-80 metres.
Ил-76ТД · 10 fatalities
The following contributing factors were identified: - A series of negligences was noted in the operations of the company and the maintenance of the airplane, - The flight was not properly prepared and the total weight of the aircraft was well above the MTOW, - Due to the combination of the following factors, the pilots did not take the corrective actions to… Full accident record