Incident Overview
Date: Monday 29 January 1973
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18D
Owner/operator: EgyptAir
Registration Number: SU-AOV
Location: ca 16 km NNE of Nicosia Airport (NIC) –
ÿ Cyprus
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, navigation equipment, and potentially the aircraft’s altitude sensor.Aircraft control systems, navigation equipment, and potentially the aircraft’s altitude sensor.
Category: Accident
An Il-18 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude during a nighttime approach to Nicosia runway 14, resulting in a crash into the Kyrenia Mountain range.An Il-18 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude during a nighttime approach to Nicosia runway 14, resulting in a crash into the Kyrenia Mountain range.
Description
The Il-18 crashed into the Kyrenia Mountain range near the village of Karavas, at an altitude of 783 m (117 m below the crest) while on downwind on a nighttime approach to Nicosia runway 14.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of altitude due to adverse weather conditions or a malfunction during the descent.Loss of altitude due to adverse weather conditions or a malfunction during the descent.Share on:
