Narrative:
The Il-18V operated on a passenger flight from Smarkand to Tashkent. The crew did not check the flight controls prior to departure and takeoff was initiated with a locked elevators. The captain noticed this during the takeoff roll and attempted to unlock the elevators during the takeoff roll. At a speed of 350 km/h the aircraft went off the runway and collided with obstacles. A post-impact fire erupted.
Runway excursion
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 5 June 1970 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-18V |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Uzbekistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-75533 |
| MSN: | 180002502 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20K |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Samarkand Airport (SKD) ( Uzbekistan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Samarkand Airport (SKD/UTSS), Uzbekistan |
| Tashkent Airport (TAS/UTTT), Uzbekistan |
The Il-18V operated on a passenger flight from Smarkand to Tashkent. The crew did not check the flight controls prior to departure and takeoff was initiated with a locked elevators. The captain noticed this during the takeoff roll and attempted to unlock the elevators during the takeoff roll. At a speed of 350 km/h the aircraft went off the runway and collided with obstacles. A post-impact fire erupted.
Classification:
Elevator issueRunway excursion
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Samarkand Airport to Tashkent Airport as the crow flies is 258 km (162 miles).
Distance from Samarkand Airport to Tashkent Airport as the crow flies is 258 km (162 miles).
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