Narrative:
An Ilyushin 18V sustained substantial damage in an accident near Tiksi, Russia. All 7 crew and 30 passengers were injured, 16 of them seriously.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Yekaterinburg to Tiksi with an en route stop at Kansk Air Base. The accident occurred during the final leg of the flight. The flight deviated from the approach pattern and descended below the glide path in darkness until the wings touched the summit of a snow-covered hill (502 metres) in the tundra, 29 km north-west of Tiksi Airport.
The aircraft came to rest on the rear slope of the hill and the fuselage broke into three parts.
» TASS
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Monday 19 December 2016 |
| Time: | 04:45 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-18V |
| Operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | RF-91821 |
| MSN: | 185008003 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 29 km (18.1 mls) NW of Tiksi Airport (IKS) ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kansk Air Base, Russia |
| Tiksi Airport (IKS/UEST), Russia |
An Ilyushin 18V sustained substantial damage in an accident near Tiksi, Russia. All 7 crew and 30 passengers were injured, 16 of them seriously.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Yekaterinburg to Tiksi with an en route stop at Kansk Air Base. The accident occurred during the final leg of the flight. The flight deviated from the approach pattern and descended below the glide path in darkness until the wings touched the summit of a snow-covered hill (502 metres) in the tundra, 29 km north-west of Tiksi Airport.
The aircraft came to rest on the rear slope of the hill and the fuselage broke into three parts.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» TASS
Photos
Video, social media
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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 Kansk Air Base to Tiksi Airport as the crow flies is 2299 km (1437 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Kansk Air Base to Tiksi Airport as the crow flies is 2299 km (1437 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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