Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 December 1974
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18D
Owner/operator: EgyptAir, lsf Tarom
Registration Number: YR-IMK
Location: 20 km NW off Jeddah International Airport (JED) –
ÿ Saudi Arabia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and navigation systems.Aircraft engine and navigation systems.
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin Il-18D aircraft crashed into the Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, shortly after takeoff during a repositioning flight to Cairo. The incident resulted in loss of radar and radio contact.An Ilyushin Il-18D aircraft crashed into the Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, shortly after takeoff during a repositioning flight to Cairo. The incident resulted in loss of radar and radio contact.
Description
The Ilyushin Il-18D was leased by EgyptAir from the Romanian airline Tarom to fly hadj pilgrims to and from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The aircraft took off from Jeddah at 19:05 on a repositioning flight to Cairo, Egypt. Shortly after takeoff, while the aircraft was about 20 km north-west off Jeddah, radar and radio contact was lost. was flying from Jeddah to Cairo when it crashed into the Red Sea.
Source of Information
http://archive.vn/s4hUK, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://archive.vn/s4hUK, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of communication due to a potential malfunction or adverse weather conditions.Loss of communication due to a potential malfunction or adverse weather conditions.Share on:
