Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 10 September 1969
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-75791
Location: Yakutsk Airport (YKS) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft rotor blades and landing gear.Aircraft rotor blades and landing gear.
Category: Accident
An IL-18 passenger plane collided with an ambulance at Yakutsk, resulting in significant damage beyond repair. The ambulance was transporting an infectious patient from an arriving aircraft to a local hospital, and the aircraft was traveling at approximately 60-70 km/h across the runway.An IL-18 passenger plane collided with an ambulance at Yakutsk, resulting in significant damage beyond repair. The ambulance was transporting an infectious patient from an arriving aircraft to a local hospital, and the aircraft was traveling at approximately 60-70 km/h across the runway.
Description
The IL-18 passenger plane was damaged beyond repair when it collided with an ambulance after landing at Yakutsk. The ambulance was at the airport to transport an infectious patient from an arriving plane to the local hospital. The ambulance was speeding across the runway at 60-70 km/h at the time of the collision.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=834https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=834Primary Cause
Excessive speed by the aircraft during its approach to the runway.Excessive speed by the aircraft during its approach to the runway.Share on:
