MChS Il-76 crash while fighting a wildfire in Irkutsk Oblast

Kachugsky district, Irkutsk Oblast · 1 Jul 2016 · Transport accident

On 1 July 2016 an MChS Il-76 taking part in fighting a forest fire went missing in Irkutsk Oblast; the wreck was found on 3 July in Kachugsky district. According to MAK, all 10 people on board died.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 10; as of 3 Jul 2016 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 3 Jul 2016

«По имеющейся информации, все находившиеся на борту 10 членов экипажа погибли, воздушное судно полностью разрушено.»

МАК: «Ил-76ТД RA-76840 01.07.2016» (карточка расследования), запись от 3 июля 2016 · archive copy

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