Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 April 1974
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Leningrad Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-75559
Location: 2,5 km E of Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 109 / Occupants: 109
Component Affected: Turbine disc of the third stage of the compressorTurbine disc of the third stage of the compressor
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin 18 passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED), resulting in the deaths of all 102 passengers and seven crew members. A catastrophic turbine disc failure in the third stage of the compressor, occurring approximately 2.5 minutes after takeoff, triggered a strong vibration of the airframe. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but an asymmetrical flap condition occurred during final approach, leading to a nose down landing and a sharp roll. The aircraft struck terrain.An Ilyushin 18 passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED), resulting in the deaths of all 102 passengers and seven crew members. A catastrophic turbine disc failure in the third stage of the compressor, occurring approximately 2.5 minutes after takeoff, triggered a strong vibration of the airframe. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but an asymmetrical flap condition occurred during final approach, leading to a nose down landing and a sharp roll. The aircraft struck terrain.
Description
An Ilyushin 18 passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED). All 102 passengers and seven crew members were killed. Engine no. 4 suffered a catastrophic failure of the turbine disc of the third stage of the compressor. This happened about 2,5 minutes after takeoff and caused a strong vibration of the airframe. The crew attempted to return to the airport. When flaps were selected on final approach an asymmetrical flap condition occurred. The Il-18 went nose down, rolled sharply and was in an inverted attitude when it struck terrain. The aircraft operated on a flight from Leningrad to Krasnodar with an en route stop at Zaporozhye.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=40https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=40Primary Cause
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