| Date: | Friday 24 April 1998 |
| Time: | 00:15 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-62M |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Asian Airlines - TAA |
| Registration: | YR-IRD |
| MSN: | 4727546 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Soloviev D-30KU |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (IST) -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) |
| Almaty Airport (ALA/UAAA) |
An engine exploded while the aircraft was preparing for takeoff. A fire erupted, causing severe damage to the rear fuselage.
Sources:
Flight International 13-19 January 1999
Scramble 229
Milliyet 25-4-1998
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS); November 1991
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