Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 February 1977
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18B
Owner/operator: CAAC
Registration Number: B-204
Location: Shenyang Dongta Airport –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Il-18 aircraftIl-18 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Il-18 aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during its first flight to Shenyang Dongta Airport in twilight due to inadequate instrument monitoring and incorrect altitude information. The aircraft descended below the Minimum Descent Altitude, resulting in significant damage and fatalities.A Il-18 aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during its first flight to Shenyang Dongta Airport in twilight due to inadequate instrument monitoring and incorrect altitude information. The aircraft descended below the Minimum Descent Altitude, resulting in significant damage and fatalities.
Description
On what was their first flight to Shenyang Dongta Airport, a crew attempted to land in dense fog in twilight. It was believed that they had not carefully monitored the instruments, causing the Il-18 to descend below the Minimum Descent Altitude. The air traffic controller was also blamed for wrongly informing the crew that the plane’s altitude was “appropriate.” The Il-18 hit trees and utility poles before smashing into the ground. All 25 on board the aircraft and one person on the ground were killed.
Source of Information
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Inadequate instrument monitoring and incorrect altitude information.Inadequate instrument monitoring and incorrect altitude information.Share on:
