A plane crashed in Karachi on the 28th of November 2010. It hit two buildings in Dalmia town in Gulistane-Jauhar. The demolished houses contained six families. The flight was departing for Khartoum, Sudanese capital. “It took off from Karachi at 1:45 am (20:45 GMT Saturday) and after one and a half minutes it crashed,” said George. The flight had eight people on board.
The plane details:
Il-76
Atlant-Soyuz Il-76 at Baghdad International Airport
Role Strategic airlifter
Manufacturer Tashkent Aviation Production Association
Designed by Ilyushin
First flight March 25, 1971
Introduced June 1974
Status Operational
Primary users Russian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
Indian Air Force
TransAVIAexport Airlines
Number built 960
Variants Ilyushin Il-78
Beriev A-50
KJ-2000
The Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose 4-engined strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Ilyushin bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas of the USSR. Military versions of the Il-76 have seen widespread use in Europe, Asia and Africa, including use as an airborne refueling tanker or as a command center.
The Il-76 has seen extensive service as a commercial freighter for ramp-delivered cargo, especially for outsized or heavy items unable to be otherwise carried. It has been used as emergency response transport for civilian evacuations and to deliver humanitarian/disaster relief aid around the world, especially to undeveloped areas due to its ability to operate from unpaved runways. A water-carrying version of the plane has been effective in fire-fighting. There is also a model used for zero-G training.
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