Aeroflot Flight 2230

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Aeroflot Flight 2230
Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18D at Arlanda, 1971.jpg
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date16 November 1967 (1967-11-16)
SummaryEngine failure and fire followed by an electrical failure of cockpit instruments
Site2.9 km (1.8 mi) east of Koltsovo Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type Ilyushin Il-18V
Operator Aeroflot
Registration CCCP-75538
Flight origin Koltsovo Airport, Yekaterinburg
Destination Tashkent Yuzhny Airport, Tashkent
Passengers99
Crew8
Fatalities107
Survivors0

Aeroflot Flight 2230 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) to Tashkent. On 16 November 1967, the Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft serving the flight crashed after takeoff, killing all 107 people aboard (including twelve children). [1] At the time, it was the deadliest aviation accident in the Russian SFSR and the worst accident involving the Il-18. [2]

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Aircraft

The flight was serviced by an Ilyushin Il-18V turboprop airliner, manufactured on 25 March 1964 with a serial number 184007002. The aircraft made its maiden flight and commenced operations in the same year. On the day of the accident it had 5,326 flight hours and 2,111 flight cycles. [3]

Crew

The crew consisted of the pilot in command Yuri Abaturov, co-pilot Nikolai Mikhaylov, navigating officer Anatoly Zagorsky, flight engineer Viktor Ospishchev and radio officer Yuri Yefremov. [1]

Accident

Shortly after takeoff from Sverdlovsk, now called Ekaterinburg, Koltsovo Airport an engine caught fire and its propeller could not be feathered. Maneuverability at maximum takeoff weight with a propeller causing drag was difficult. The crew lost control at a height of 200 m (660 ft) while climbing at a speed of 340–350 km/h (180–190 kn) at an altitude of 140–150 m (460–490 ft). The Il-18 crashed into a plowed field at a 37 degrees right bank at a speed of 440 km/h (240 kn) at 21:02 local time. [1] The aircraft completely disintegrated, complicating the subsequent accident investigation. [1] There were also fire outbreaks at the crash site [4] .

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Катастрофа Ил-18В Уральского УГА в а/п Кольцово (Свердловск) [Il-18V crash of the Ural Civil Aviation Administration at Koltsovo airport (Sverdlovsk)]. Airdisaster.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation . Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Il-18V c/n 184007002". Soviet Transport Database. Dutch Aviation Society.
  4. ↑ https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/332001
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