Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 February 1977
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Uzbekistan
Registration Number: CCCP-75520
Location: 2 km S of Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 77 / Occupants: 98
Component Affected: FlapsFlaps
Category: Accident
An Il-18 aircraft experienced a missed approach on a passenger flight from Tashkent to Mineralnye Vody due to low clouds and fog at Mineralnye Vody. The crew initiated a critical angle of attack and impacted a railway embankment, resulting in a fire.An Il-18 aircraft experienced a missed approach on a passenger flight from Tashkent to Mineralnye Vody due to low clouds and fog at Mineralnye Vody. The crew initiated a critical angle of attack and impacted a railway embankment, resulting in a fire.
Description
The Il-18 operated on a passenger flight from Tashkent to Mineralnye Vody with an en route stop at Nukus. Due to low clouds and fog at Mineralnye Vody the crew had to executed a missed approach. The flaps were fully raised and the nose pitched up to a critical angle of attack. The airplane impacted a railway embankment and burst into flames.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=107https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=107Primary Cause
Low cloud and fog conditions at Mineralnye Vody.Low cloud and fog conditions at Mineralnye Vody.Share on:
