Incident Overview
Date: Friday 5 June 1970
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Uzbekistan
Registration Number: CCCP-75533
Location: Samarkand Airport (SKD) –
ÿ Uzbekistan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Flight Controls (Elevators)Flight Controls (Elevators)
Category: Accident
An Il-18V aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, resulting in a collision with obstacles and a subsequent fire. The lack of pre-flight checks and subsequent attempts to unlock the elevators led to the incident.An Il-18V aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff, resulting in a collision with obstacles and a subsequent fire. The lack of pre-flight checks and subsequent attempts to unlock the elevators led to the incident.
Description
The Il-18V operated on a passenger flight from Smarkand to Tashkent. The crew did not check the flight controls prior to departure and takeoff was initiated with a locked elevators. The captain noticed this during the takeoff roll and attempted to unlock the elevators during the takeoff roll. At a speed of 350 km/h the aircraft went off the runway and collided with obstacles. A post-impact fire erupted.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1490, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1490, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Lack of pre-flight checks and failure to verify flight controls during takeoff.Lack of pre-flight checks and failure to verify flight controls during takeoff.Share on:
