Date:	Monday 18 January 1988
Time:	22:17
Type:	Ilyushin Il-18D
Owner/operator:	China Southwest Airlines
Registration:	B-222
MSN:	187009901
Year of manufacture:	1967
Engine model:	Ivchenko AI-20M
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 108 / Occupants: 108
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	5,7 km NW of Chongqing Baishiyi Airport -   China
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA)
Destination airport:	Chongqing Baishiyi Airport
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The Ilyushin Il-18D took off from Beijing, China at 19:05 on a domestic flight to Chongqing Baishiyu Airport.
About 21:50 hours the no.4 engine failed. A fire erupted in the area and at 21:57 the engine attachment structure had weakened due to the fire and the engine separated. The aircraft became difficult to control until a point were the flight crew was not able to hold altitude. The aircraft impacted sloping terrain, killing all on board.
It appeared that the no. 4 engine right starter generator became so hot that the feathering oil tube was burnt. The oil tube burst upon feathering of the prop and the engine caught fire.

Aviation Week & Space Technology 25.01.1988 (p.34)
ICAO Adrep Summary 2/88 (#53)
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