Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 February 1973
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Tajikistan
Registration Number: CCCP-75712
Location: 40 km from Ura-Tube –
ÿ Tajikistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 79 / Occupants: 79
Component Affected: Il-18 aircraft wingIl-18 aircraft wing
Category: Accident
An Il-18 aircraft experienced a breakup following a starboard turn of 60 degrees, resulting from a left bank of 90 degrees. The aircraft entered a spin after reaching a bank of 90 degrees.An Il-18 aircraft experienced a breakup following a starboard turn of 60 degrees, resulting from a left bank of 90 degrees. The aircraft entered a spin after reaching a bank of 90 degrees.
Description
After a starboard turn to 60 degrees the Il-18 entered a left bank with at 3-4 deg/s. After reaching of a bank of 90 degrees, the airplane entered a spin. The indicated speed was 840 km/h. At a height of 2200 m the airplane broke up.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=100https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=100Primary Cause
Starboard turn and subsequent left bank resulted in a left-wing bank, leading to a spin.Starboard turn and subsequent left bank resulted in a left-wing bank, leading to a spin.Share on:
