Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 9 May 1974
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-75425
Location: Ivano-Frankovsk Airport (IFO) –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 75
Component Affected: Il-18 aircraftIl-18 aircraft
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin aircraft experienced a near-miss landing on a significantly shorter airstrip than anticipated, resulting in a catastrophic crash. The aircraft was routed to Ivano-Frankovsk due to a closed runway and subsequent rerouting.An Ilyushin aircraft experienced a near-miss landing on a significantly shorter airstrip than anticipated, resulting in a catastrophic crash. The aircraft was routed to Ivano-Frankovsk due to a closed runway and subsequent rerouting.
Description
The pilot mistakenly landed on an airstrip only 500 m long used by agricultural aircraft. The Ilyushin overran into a ravine and broke in two. Visibility at the time was limited to 2000 m horizontal and 900 m vertical. The Il-18 operated on a flight from Sverdlovsk to Ivano-Frankovsk with an en route stop at Kiev-Borispol Airport. The original destination for the flight was Lvov, but this airport was closed because of reconstruction of the runway. Flight were then rerouted to Ivano-Frankovsk. The crew had never flown to Ivano-Frankovsk.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=326https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=326Primary Cause
Unforeseen terrain conditions and limited visibility led to an unexpected landing on a short airstrip.Unforeseen terrain conditions and limited visibility led to an unexpected landing on a short airstrip.Share on:
