1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash
 An Aeroflot Il-18, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 27, 1974 |
| Summary | Engine failure, loss of control |
| Site | near Pulkovo Airport, Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-18V |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-75559[1] |
| Flight origin | Pulkovo Airport |
| Stopover | Zaporozhye Airport |
| Destination | Krasnodar Airport |
| Passengers | 102 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 109 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 27 April 1974, an Aeroflot Il-18 airliner crashed while operating a charter flight from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) to Zaporizhia, continuing to Krasnodar, Russia. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Pulkovo Airport in Leningrad. None of the 109 people on board survived.[2]
Aircraft
The aircraft had been in service since 1964 and had sustained 7,501 cycles (takeoffs and landings) at the time of the crash.[3]
Passengers and crew
The flight was led by captain Nikolai Danilov, with 4 other pilots and two flight attendants. 102 passengers were on board.[3]
Accident
The aircraft number four engine caught fire two minutes after takeoff due to a faulty compressor disk. The crew elected to return to the airport. Upon extending the flaps for landing, an asymmetrical flap condition occurred, causing the aircraft to dive sharply, about two and a half kilometers from the runway.[2][4]
Strong vibrations in the number four engine had been reported on the flight before the crash.[5]
References
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75559 Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED)". aviation-safety.net.
- ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75559 Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ a b "Ильюшин Ил-18В Бортовой №: СССР-75559". russianplanes.net. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Катастрофа Ил-18В Ленинградского ОАО в районе а/п Пулково". www.airdisaster.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "27.04.74 - Авиакатастрофы - - Каталог статей - Любителям гражданской авиации посвящается..." dream-air.ru.
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