Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 February 1962
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator: Tarom
Registration Number: YR-IMB
Location: near Paphos –
ÿ Cyprus
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 100
Component Affected: Engines (3 and 4)Engines (3 and 4)
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin 18V passenger plane experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a belly landing near Cyprus. The aircraft, en route from Bucharest to Israel, lost power on both engines (3 and 4) at approximately 3100 meters offshore. The crew successfully executed an emergency belly landing near a former RAF station, ultimately being ferried to Moscow for repair in November 1962 but never repaired.An Ilyushin 18V passenger plane experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a belly landing near Cyprus. The aircraft, en route from Bucharest to Israel, lost power on both engines (3 and 4) at approximately 3100 meters offshore. The crew successfully executed an emergency belly landing near a former RAF station, ultimately being ferried to Moscow for repair in November 1962 but never repaired.
Description
An Ilyushin 18V passenger plane was damaged in a belly landing accident in Cyprus. The airplane was en route from Bucharest-Otopeni Airport, Rumania to Tel Aviv, Israel via Nicosia, Cyprus. En route at 7000 m over the Mediterranean Sea while 70 km from the Cyprus’ shore, engine no. 3 lost power, followed by engines no. 1 and 2. Then, at 3100 m, 45 km offshore, engine no. 4 also lost power. The crew just made it to Cyprus and performed an emergency belly landing, reportedly on the grounds of a former RAF station near Paphos. The aircraft was ferried to Moscow-Vnukovo for repair in November 1962, but was never repaired. It finally went to Ivanovo to serve as an instructional airframe.
Source of Information
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aviatia/message/9102, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/aviatia/message/9102, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
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