1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash

1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash

CCCP-75559, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date	27 April 1974 (1974-04-27)
Summary	Uncontained 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	Zaporizhzhia Airport
Destination	Krasnodar Airport
Passengers	102
Crew	7
Fatalities	109
Survivors	0

On 27 April 1974, an Aeroflot Il-18 airliner crashed while operating a charter flight from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) to Zaporizhzhia, continuing to Krasnodar, Russia. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Pulkovo Airport in Leningrad. None of the 109 people on board survived. ^[1] The engine fire was caused by the uncontained failure of a faulty compressor disk.

Aircraft

The aircraft had been in service since 1964, and had sustained 7,501 cycles (takeoffs and landings) at the time of the crash. ^[2]

Passengers and crew

The flight was led by Captain Nikolai Danilov, with 4 other pilots and two flight attendants. There were 102 passengers on board.

Accident

The aircraft's 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. ^{[1] [3]}

Strong vibrations in the number four engine had been reported on the flight before the crash. ^[4]

See also

• United Airlines Flight 232

References

1. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75559 Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
2. "Il-18V c/n 184007703". Scramble Soviet Transports Database.
3. "Crash of an Ilyushin Il-18 in Leningrad: 109 killed". B3A Archives.
4. "27.04.74 - Авиакатастрофы - - Каталог статей - Любителям гражданской авиации посвящается..." [04/27/74 - Plane accidents - - Catalog of articles - Dedicated to civil aviation enthusiasts...]. dream-air.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-16.