Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 April 1967
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, 235 Separate Aviation Detachment
Registration Number: CCCP-75563
Location: 2 km from Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: The IL-18 passenger plane’s flight control systems.The IL-18 passenger plane’s flight control systems.
Category: Accident
An IL-18 passenger plane experienced a sudden spiral during a night time IMC ferry flight from Krasnoyarsk to Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. The plane subsequently struck the ground approximately 2 kilometers to the right of the runway.An IL-18 passenger plane experienced a sudden spiral during a night time IMC ferry flight from Krasnoyarsk to Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. The plane subsequently struck the ground approximately 2 kilometers to the right of the runway.
Description
The IL-18 passenger plane had arrived at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport following a flight from Krasnoyarsk. It was attached to the Separate Aviation Detachment number 235, a division of Aeroflot that was designated to carry the top leadership of the Communist Party and Soviet government. This division was based at Vnukovo Airport, so the plane was prepared for a night time IMC ferry flight to its base. During the procedure turn after takeoff the airplane began to spiral and struck the ground some 2 km to the right of the runway.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=240https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=240Primary Cause
Unstable flight control during a night time IMC ferry flight.Unstable flight control during a night time IMC ferry flight.Share on:
