ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D 3X-GAX Conakry
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Date:Sunday 3 September 1978
Type:Silhouette image of generic IL18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Ilyushin Il-18D
Operator:Air Guinée
Registration: 3X-GAX
MSN: 187009803
First flight: 1967
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Total:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 17
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Conakry (   Guinea)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Conakry Airport (CKY/DGCY), Guinea
Narrative:
Crashed in a marshland. The airplane operated on a flight originating in Moscow.

Sources:
» Soviet Transports


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photo of Ilyushin-Il-18D-YU-AIB
accident date: 03-09-1978
type: Ilyushin Il-18D
registration: YU-AIB
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Ilyushin Il-18

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  • 77th loss
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