Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 August 1960
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-75705
Location: near Tarasovich –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34
Component Affected: Engine and right wingEngine and right wing
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin 18B aircraft crashed near Tarasovich, Kiev Region, Ukraine, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft. The flight crew reported a propeller feathering and requested an emergency landing at Kiev-Borispol Airport. Subsequently, a fire was reported on the engine and right wing, prompting an emergency descent request. The controller diverted the flight to Zhuliany Airport, which was subsequently closed. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, resulting in a nose-down crash in a forest with a right bank attitude.An Ilyushin 18B aircraft crashed near Tarasovich, Kiev Region, Ukraine, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft. The flight crew reported a propeller feathering and requested an emergency landing at Kiev-Borispol Airport. Subsequently, a fire was reported on the engine and right wing, prompting an emergency descent request. The controller diverted the flight to Zhuliany Airport, which was subsequently closed. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, resulting in a nose-down crash in a forest with a right bank attitude.
Description
An Ilyushin 18B en route from Cairo, Egypt, to Moscow, was destroyed in an accident near Tarasovich, Kiev Region, Ukraine. At 15:52 hours the flight reported that the propeller of the no. 4 was feathered and that they wanted to make an emergency landing at Kiev-Borispol Airport. At 15:57 the flight crew reported a fire on the no. 4 engine and the right hand wing, requesting an emergency descent. The controller offered a diversion to Zhuliany Airport, which was closed by. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, which crashed in a forest in a nose down, right bank attitude.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=242https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=242Primary Cause
Propeller feathering and subsequent fire on the engine and right wing during flight control loss.Propeller feathering and subsequent fire on the engine and right wing during flight control loss.Share on:
