Incident Overview
Date: Friday 1 July 1983
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-62M
Owner/operator: Chosonminhang
Registration Number: 889
Location: near Lab –
ÿ Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: The Ilyushin Il-62M aircraft itself.The Ilyushin Il-62M aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin Il-62M aircraft operated by Chosonminhang crashed in the Fouta Djallon Mountains following a flight to Guinea, stopping in Kabul and Cairo. The aircraft was en route to the 1984 Organization of African Unity summit.An Ilyushin Il-62M aircraft operated by Chosonminhang crashed in the Fouta Djallon Mountains following a flight to Guinea, stopping in Kabul and Cairo. The aircraft was en route to the 1984 Organization of African Unity summit.
Description
The Ilyushin Il-62M, operated by the North Korean airline Chosonminhang was flying construction cargo and several workers to Guinea, ahead of the 1984 Organization of African Unity summit. The aircraft departed from Pyongyang-Sunan Aiport, North Korea and made en route stops at Kabul, Afghanistan; and Cairo, Egypt. The aircraft crashed on the last leg of the flight and came down in the Fouta Djallon Mountains.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or pilot error during the final leg of the flight.Possible mechanical failure or pilot error during the final leg of the flight.Share on:
