Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 20 October 1968
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18D
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-75436
Location: Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Engine No. 2Engine No. 2
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin 18D passenger plane crashed at Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA) due to a sudden drop in engine oil pressure during a flight from Novosibirsk to Magadan. The aircraft diverted to Krasnoyarsk to avoid adverse weather conditions, resulting in a hard landing and significant damage.An Ilyushin 18D passenger plane crashed at Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA) due to a sudden drop in engine oil pressure during a flight from Novosibirsk to Magadan. The aircraft diverted to Krasnoyarsk to avoid adverse weather conditions, resulting in a hard landing and significant damage.
Description
An Ilyushin 18D passenger plane was destroyed in an accident at Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA). There were no fatalities. The airplane operated on a scheduled flight from Novosibirsk (OVB) to Magadan (GDX) via Yakutsk (YKS). En route to Yakutsk the oil pressure of engine no. 2 dropped. The captain decided to divert to Krasnoyarsk. Weather at other alternate airports (Kemerovo and Bratsk) was good, but operations at Krasnoyarsk were hampered by a snow storm. The airplane landed hard on the main landing gear and rear fuselage at a distance of 200 m short of the runway. The fuselage broke and a fire erupted.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=33https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=33Primary Cause
Sudden drop in engine oil pressure during flight.Sudden drop in engine oil pressure during flight.Share on:
