Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 January 1975
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Malev Hungarian Airlines
Registration Number: HA-MOH
Location: 1,3 km SE of Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD) –
ÿ Hungary
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Ilyushin aircraftIlyushin aircraft
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin aircraft struck the ground during a landing attempt at a specified altitude and location due to deteriorating visibility, poor weather conditions, and crew coordination issues. The aircraft was diverted to Debrecen.An Ilyushin aircraft struck the ground during a landing attempt at a specified altitude and location due to deteriorating visibility, poor weather conditions, and crew coordination issues. The aircraft was diverted to Debrecen.
Description
The Ilyushin struck the ground 1360 m after the runway 31 threshold and 120 m to the left of the centerline. Visibility was poor and the crew decided to attempt to land at Budapest and divert to Debrecen should they have to abort the landing. At 17:06 the visibility was reported to be 300 m, RVR 1500 m, vertical visibility 30 m with winds at 070 degrees at 2 m/sec. PROBABLE CAUSE: A combination of bad weather, darkness, fog, a lack of crew-coordination and possibly spatial disorientation.
Source of Information
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Bad weather, darkness, fog, lack of crew-coordination, and spatial disorientation.Bad weather, darkness, fog, lack of crew-coordination, and spatial disorientation.Share on:
