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Russia's MAK confirms identity of crashed Il-76
David Morrow, London (16Jul01, 11:24 GMT, 170 words)
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) has commenced an analysis of the flight-data and cockpit-voice recorders from the commercially-operated Ilyushin Il-76MD which crashed shortly after take-off from Chkalovsk airfield near Moscow on 14 July.
MAK confirms the identity of the aircraft as RA-76588 adding that it was being operated by a carrier known only as Rus. All ten personnel on board the aircraft were killed in the crash.
“The aircraft is completely destroyed,” says an MAK statement. “Most of the aircraft and cargo wreckage has been destroyed by fire on the ground.
“At the accident site the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders, which underwent large impact loads and high temperatures, have been found. The recorders have been delivered to the MAK where work on recovering the information has begun. Preliminary analysis shows that the recorders contain vocal and parametric information on the take-off.”
Powered by Soloviev D-30 turbofans the Il-76MD was a 17-year old military variant originally ordered by the Soviet Air Force but later transferred to the Ukrainian ministry of transport.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news