| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 05, 1997 |
| Time: | 1446 |
| Location: | Irkutsk-2, Russia |
| Operator: | Military - Russian Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Irkutsk - Vladivostok |
| AC Type: | Antonov AN-124-100 |
| Registration: | RA-82005/08 |
| cn / ln: | 4516003 |
| Aboard: | 23 (passengers:17 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:17 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 44 |
| Summary: | The military aircraft, bound for Vladivostok, crashed into a residential neighborhood twenty seconds after taking off. All four engines failed after the computer system began shutting them down shortly after takeoff. Design flaw which led to uncoordinated operation of the high-pressure compressors. |
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