Air disaster

1997 Irkutsk Antonov An-124 crash

6 Dec 1997 · 52.35° N, 104.21° E

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When
6 Dec 1997
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
52.35° N, 104.21° E
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
23

1997 Irkutsk An-124 crash

Aviation accident in Russia

On 6 December 1997, a Russian Air Force Antonov An-124-100, en route from Irkutsk Northwest Airport to Cam Ranh Air Base in Vietnam, crashed in a residential area after takeoff from the airport.

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