| Date: | Monday 4 January 1965 |
| Time: | 00:03 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-18B |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-75685 |
| MSN: | 189001105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6802 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 64 / Occupants: 103 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alma-Ata Airport (ALA) -
 Kazakhstan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Semipalatinsk Airport (PLX/UASS) |
| Alma-Ata Airport (ALA/UAAA) |
Aeroflot flight 101, an Ilyushin Il-18, crashed while on approach to Alma-Ata Airport, Kazakhstan, killing 64 occupants; 39 survived the accident.
Flight SU101 departed Moscow-Domodedovo on a passenger flight to Omsk, Semipalatinsk (now named Semey) and Alma-Ata (now Almaty).
Departure from Semipalatinsk was delayed because Alma-Ata Airport was closed due to poor visibility. The Il-18 took off at 19:30 with a delay of over 2 hours and 30 minutes.
During the approach to Alma-Ata the weather was below minima, but the crew was not aware of this. At the locator middle marker (LMM) the airplane deviated to the right. The controller instructed the flight to execute a go around but the captain continued the approach. The airplane struck the ground 75 m short and 210 meters to the right of the runway. It crossed a ditch and struck trees.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
Airdisaster.ru
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Nov-2024 17:25 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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