Narrative:
An Ilyushin 18V passenger plane was damaged in a belly landing accident in Cyprus. The airplane was en route from Bucharest-Otopeni Airport, Rumania to Tel Aviv, Israel via Nicosia, Cyprus. En route at 7000 m over the Mediterranean Sea while 70 km from the Cyprus' shore, engine no. 3 lost power, followed by engines no. 1 and 2. Then, at 3100 m, 45 km offshore, engine no. 4 also lost power.
The crew just made it to Cyprus and performed an emergency belly landing, reportedly on the grounds of a former RAF station near Paphos.
The aircraft was ferried to Moscow-Vnukovo for repair in November 1962, but was never repaired. It finally went to Ivanovo to serve as an instructional airframe.
» Soviet Transports
accident date: 24-02-1962
type: Ilyushin Il-18V
registration: YR-IMB
accident date: 24-02-1962
type: Ilyushin Il-18V
registration: YR-IMB
accident date: 24-02-1962
type: Ilyushin Il-18V
registration: YR-IMB
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1962 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-18V |
| Operator: | Tarom |
| Registration: | YR-IMB |
| MSN: | 181003702 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 100 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Paphos ( Cyprus)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP/LROP), Romania |
| Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC), Cyprus |
An Ilyushin 18V passenger plane was damaged in a belly landing accident in Cyprus. The airplane was en route from Bucharest-Otopeni Airport, Rumania to Tel Aviv, Israel via Nicosia, Cyprus. En route at 7000 m over the Mediterranean Sea while 70 km from the Cyprus' shore, engine no. 3 lost power, followed by engines no. 1 and 2. Then, at 3100 m, 45 km offshore, engine no. 4 also lost power.
The crew just made it to Cyprus and performed an emergency belly landing, reportedly on the grounds of a former RAF station near Paphos.
The aircraft was ferried to Moscow-Vnukovo for repair in November 1962, but was never repaired. It finally went to Ivanovo to serve as an instructional airframe.
Sources:
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Photos
accident date: 24-02-1962
type: Ilyushin Il-18V
registration: YR-IMB
accident date: 24-02-1962
type: Ilyushin Il-18V
registration: YR-IMB
accident date: 24-02-1962
type: Ilyushin Il-18V
registration: YR-IMB
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 Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport to Nicosia Airport as the crow flies is 1204 km (753 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport to Nicosia Airport as the crow flies is 1204 km (753 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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