Narrative:
An engine exploded while the aircraft was preparing for takeoff. A fire erupted, causing severe damage to the rear fuselage.
» Scramble 229
» Milliyet 25-4-1998
accident date: 24-04-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: YR-IRD
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 24 April 1998 |
| Time: | 00:15 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-62M |
| Operator: | Trans Asian Airlines - TAA |
| Registration: | YR-IRD |
| MSN: | 4727546 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Engines: | 4 Soloviev D-30KU |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 64 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (IST) ( Turkey)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey |
| Almaty Airport (ALA/UAAA), Kazakhstan |
An engine exploded while the aircraft was preparing for takeoff. A fire erupted, causing severe damage to the rear fuselage.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Flight International 13-19 January 1999» Scramble 229
» Milliyet 25-4-1998
Photos
accident date: 24-04-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: YR-IRD
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 Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport to Almaty Airport as the crow flies is 3900 km (2438 miles).
Distance from Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport to Almaty Airport as the crow flies is 3900 km (2438 miles).
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