Aeroflot Flight 1036

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Aeroflot Flight 1036
Ilyushin Il-18D, Aeroflot (Russia - Air Force) AN1093449.jpg
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18, similar to the one involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date1 October 1972
SummaryUnknown (possibly bird strikes)
Site Black Sea
43°23′13″N39°53′54″E / 43.38694°N 39.89833°E / 43.38694; 39.89833
Aircraft
Aircraft type Ilyushin Il-18V
Operator Aeroflot
Registration CCCP-75507
Flight origin Sochi International Airport
Destination Moscow-Vnukovo Airport
Occupants109
Passengers101
Crew8
Fatalities109
Survivors0

Aeroflot Flight 1036 ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Рейс 1036 АэрофлотаReys 1036 Aeroflota) was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot that crashed during takeoff from Sochi International Airport on 1 October 1972. All 109 people [nb 1] aboard the Ilyushin Il-18V perished in the crash. It is the second worst accident involving an Ilyushin Il-18 and it was the worst accident involving one at the time. [2]

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Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the accident was an Ilyushin Il-18V with four Ivchenko AI-20K engines, registered CCCP-75507 to Aeroflot. The aircraft rolled off the assembly line on 3 August 1963. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had a total of 15,700 flight hours and 7,900 pressurization cycles. [3]

Crew

There were eight crew members aboard the fatal flight. The cockpit crew consisted of: [4]

Synopsis

Flight 1036 crashed during the initial climb phase of takeoff from the Sochi-Moscow route. On the flight were 100 adult passengers, one child, and eight crew members. Psychologist Vladimir Nebylitsyn and his wife were among the passengers of Flight 1036. The weather of the day of the accident was clear, with visibility over 5 kilometers, mild winds, and an air temperature of 17 °C. [6]

At 19:21 local time the IL-18 departed from Sochi Airport at a bearing of 240°. At 19:22 the flight crew contacted air traffic control for further instructions. The air traffic controller instructed the flight to make a right turn with a climb of up to 3000 meters to Lazarevskoye; the crew of the Ilyushin Il-18 confirmed hearing the instructions. At an altitude of 150–250 meters, the pilots began to perform the right turn when the aircraft unexpectedly veered into a steep left turn with a sharp nosedive, and then crashed into the Black Sea. [6]

At 19:40 air traffic control received a message from warships in the area that a plane crashed, describing the route; witnesses reported the aircraft turned onto a bearing of 220° about 10.5 km from the shore before it veered off and crashed. At 23:52 about 5-6 kilometers from the shore debris from the aircraft and fragments of bodies were found floating on the surface of the sea. All 109 people aboard the airliner died. [6]

Causes

Investigators proposed several hypotheses for the cause of the accident. No traces of explosives were found on any wreckage or human remains. Mechanical failure was also suggested but not able to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The most investigated hypothesis was the possibility of birdstrikes damaging the aircraft, specifically by migrating birds. Due to the aircraft crashing into the Black Sea to a depth of 600 meters and into the mud, limiting the investigation, it was impossible to determine for certain the cause or causes of the crash. [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Both the date of occurrence and the number of fatalities are discrepant. It is claimed it took place on 2 October with a claimed death toll of 100. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Accidents to public transport operator's aircraft – 1972—Scheduled passenger flights". Flight International: 92. 18 January 1973. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75507 Adler/Sochi Airport (AER)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Ильюшин Ил-18В Бортовой №: СССР-75507". russianplanes.net. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. ↑ Ковтонюк, Владимир (2017-09-05). Святая вода (in Russian). Litres. ISBN   9785040138494.
  5. ↑ Якубович, Николай (2017-09-05). Все самолеты Ильюшина. Самая полная энциклопедия (in Russian). Litres. ISBN   9785457537958.
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