Détails:
An Ilyushin 18D passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed near Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH), Switzerland. Seven crew members and 38 passengers were killed. One passenger and the captain survived the crash.
The airplane operated on a regular passenger service from Paris, France to Sofia, Bulgaria with an en route stop at Zürich, Switzerland.
The Ilyushin approached Zurich in marginal weather conditions with a runway visual range of 1000 m. At the Middle Marker the aircraft was to the right of and below the glide path. The crew tried to correct this, but the airplane struck the ground with the left wingtip and gear. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in flames.
» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479
» Flight International 28 January 1971
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
LZ-BED
LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 18 janvier 1971 |
| Heure: | 16:50 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Iliouchine Il-18D |
| Compagnie: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | LZ-BED |
| Numéro de série: | 186009002 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1966 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 8 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 38 / à bord: 39 |
| Total: | victimes: 45 / à bord: 47 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 0,7 km (0.4 milles) N of Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) ( Suisse)
|
| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Suisse |
An Ilyushin 18D passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed near Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH), Switzerland. Seven crew members and 38 passengers were killed. One passenger and the captain survived the crash.
The airplane operated on a regular passenger service from Paris, France to Sofia, Bulgaria with an en route stop at Zürich, Switzerland.
The Ilyushin approached Zurich in marginal weather conditions with a runway visual range of 1000 m. At the Middle Marker the aircraft was to the right of and below the glide path. The crew tried to correct this, but the airplane struck the ground with the left wingtip and gear. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in flames.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479
» Flight International 28 January 1971
Photos
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
LZ-BED
LZ-BED
accident date: 18-01-1971
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: LZ-BED
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Paris-Le Bourget Airport et Zürich-Kloten Airport est de 479 km (299 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Paris-Le Bourget Airport et Zürich-Kloten Airport est de 479 km (299 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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