Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 January 1967
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18D
Owner/operator: Vietnam Civil Aviation
Registration Number: VN-1590
Location: Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: The Il-18 aircraft’s landing gear.The Il-18 aircraft’s landing gear.
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing following touchdown, resulting in a slide off the runway and subsequent incineration due to a post-incident fire. All seven crew members and ten passengers were evacuated to safety.An Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing following touchdown, resulting in a slide off the runway and subsequent incineration due to a post-incident fire. All seven crew members and ten passengers were evacuated to safety.
Description
Left main gear of the Ilyushin Il-18 collapsed after touchdown, causing the aircraft to slid off runway. All seven crew members and ten passengers evacuated to safety before the Il-18 was incinerated by post-accident fire. Chinese and Vietnamese investigators concluded that the Il-18 was overloaded above its maximum landing weight. (Particulars of this accident, including date and location, have been erroneously recorded in the Soviet Transport online database.)
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Overloading the aircraft above its maximum landing weight.Overloading the aircraft above its maximum landing weight.Share on:
