2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision

2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision

The remains of RA-76825, a few hours after the collision.
Accident
Date	15 January 2009 (2009-01-15)
Summary	Ground collision due to Pilot error on RA-76827
Site	Uytash Airport, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia 42°49′01″N 47°39′08″E / 42.81694°N 47.65222°E / 42.81694; 47.65222
Total fatalities	4
Total survivors	34 (all on board RA-76827 and 2 on board RA-76825)
First aircraft
Ilyushin Il-76 operated by the Russian Ministry, similar to the one involved.
Type	Ilyushin Il-76MD
Operator	Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Registration	RA-76825
Fatalities	4
Injuries	2
Survivors	2
Second aircraft
Another Il-76 by the same operator, in another livery, and similar to the one involved in the collision.
Type	Ilyushin Il-76MD
Operator	Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Registration	RA-76827
Fatalities	0
Survivors	31

The 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision occurred on 15 January 2009 near 18:00 UTC, when two Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) collided at Uytash Airport serving the city of Makhachkala in Dagestan, Russia.^[1][2][3]