Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 January 1971
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18D
Owner/operator: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Registration Number: LZ-BED
Location: 0,7 km N of Zrich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) –
ÿ Switzerland
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 47
Component Affected: Aircraft wingtip and gearAircraft wingtip and gear
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin 18D passenger plane crashed near Zrich-Kloten Airport (ZRH), Switzerland, resulting in the deaths of seven crew members and 38 passengers. The aircraft operated a regular passenger service from Paris, France to Sofia, Bulgaria, with an en route stop in Zrich. The plane approached Zurich in marginal weather conditions with a runway visual range of 1000 m. The crew attempted to correct the position, but the aircraft struck the ground with the left wingtip and gear, resulting in control loss and a crash.An Ilyushin 18D passenger plane crashed near Zrich-Kloten Airport (ZRH), Switzerland, resulting in the deaths of seven crew members and 38 passengers. The aircraft operated a regular passenger service from Paris, France to Sofia, Bulgaria, with an en route stop in Zrich. The plane approached Zurich in marginal weather conditions with a runway visual range of 1000 m. The crew attempted to correct the position, but the aircraft struck the ground with the left wingtip and gear, resulting in control loss and a crash.
Description
An Ilyushin 18D passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed near Zrich-Kloten Airport (ZRH), Switzerland. Seven crew members and 38 passengers were killed. One passenger and the captain survived the crash. The airplane operated on a regular passenger service from Paris, France to Sofia, Bulgaria with an en route stop at Zrich, Switzerland. The Ilyushin approached Zurich in marginal weather conditions with a runway visual range of 1000 m. At the Middle Marker the aircraft was to the right of and below the glide path. The crew tried to correct this, but the airplane struck the ground with the left wingtip and gear. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in flames.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%200137.htmlhttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%200137.htmlPrimary Cause
Marginal weather conditions and incorrect aircraft position during approach to Zurich.Marginal weather conditions and incorrect aircraft position during approach to Zurich.Share on:
