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.
 CCCP-75559, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 April 1974 |
| 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 | Zaporozhye Airport |
| Destination | Krasnodar Airport |
| Passengers | 102 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 109 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft
editThe 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
editThe flight was led by Captain Nikolai Danilov, with 4 other pilots and two flight attendants. There were 102 passengers on board.[2]
Accident
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75559 Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ a b "Ильюшин Ил-18В Бортовой №: СССР-75559" [Ilyushin Il-18V Airborne No.: USSR-75559]. russianplanes.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Катастрофа Ил-18В Ленинградского ОАО в районе а/п Пулково" [Il-18V crash of the Leningrad OJSC near the Pulkovo airport]. www.airdisaster.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "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.
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