Narrative:
The plane took off from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED) with an unusually large angle of pitch and began to sway from left to right. It flew 2,500 meters at a height of 30-50 m at near-critical angles of attack. The airplane descended with a high angle of attack and a slight right roll at a speed of 200 km/h. After flying for only 5,300 meters, the airplane fell into a snow-covered field at a distance of 2,190 meters from the end of the runway and 290 m to the right of its axis. It skidded for 210 m before coming to rest.
An investigation revealed that the crew forgot to select the flaps prior to takeoff in what appears to be a hurried takeoff.
Loss of control
» Soviet Transports
» Flight International 11 December 1976 (1695)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 31 December 1970 |
| Time: | 16:37 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-18V |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Armenia |
| Registration: | CCCP-75773 |
| MSN: | 181003603 |
| First flight: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13760 |
| Cycles: | 6733 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20K |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 78 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 86 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2,2 km (1.4 mls) from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia |
| Yerevan Airport (EVN/UDYZ), Armenia | |
| Flightnumber: | 3012 |
The plane took off from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED) with an unusually large angle of pitch and began to sway from left to right. It flew 2,500 meters at a height of 30-50 m at near-critical angles of attack. The airplane descended with a high angle of attack and a slight right roll at a speed of 200 km/h. After flying for only 5,300 meters, the airplane fell into a snow-covered field at a distance of 2,190 meters from the end of the runway and 290 m to the right of its axis. It skidded for 210 m before coming to rest.
An investigation revealed that the crew forgot to select the flaps prior to takeoff in what appears to be a hurried takeoff.
Classification:
Issue with flap(s)Loss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
» Flight International 11 December 1976 (1695)
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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 Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport to Yerevan Airport as the crow flies is 2378 km (1486 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport to Yerevan Airport as the crow flies is 2378 km (1486 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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