Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 June 1961
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-75672
Location: near Bogoroditsk, Tula region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 97
Component Affected: Engine number 3Engine number 3
Category: Accident
An Il-18 aircraft experienced a generator failure at a high altitude, resulting in debris puncturing an oil line and subsequent fire. The emergency descent and belly landing were initiated due to the failed fire extinguishing system.An Il-18 aircraft experienced a generator failure at a high altitude, resulting in debris puncturing an oil line and subsequent fire. The emergency descent and belly landing were initiated due to the failed fire extinguishing system.
Description
The Il-18 was en route at a height of 6100 m when the generator of engine no. 3 failed. Debris punctured an oil line. A fire erupted but the fire extinguishing system failed. The crew carried out an emergency descent and decided to make a belly landing in a field.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Generator failure of engine number 3.Generator failure of engine number 3.Share on:
