Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 21 December 1971
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Registration Number: LZ-BES
Location: Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF) –
ÿ Bulgaria
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 73
Component Affected: Elevator controlsElevator controls
Category: Accident
A Bulgarian aircraft crashed on takeoff due to a control reversal caused by crossed elevator controls, resulting in the death of a well-known singer and the loss of the cultural delegation.A Bulgarian aircraft crashed on takeoff due to a control reversal caused by crossed elevator controls, resulting in the death of a well-known singer and the loss of the cultural delegation.
Description
Crashed on takeoff. The aircraft had just undergone extensive maintenance. Reportedly the elevator controls were crossed, causing a control reversal. The aircraft carried Bulgarian cultural delegation, among others the Sofia Orchestra, to festivities in Algeria. A well known singer, Pasha Hristova, was killed in the crash.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Control reversal caused by crossed elevator controls.Control reversal caused by crossed elevator controls.Share on:
