| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 1963 |
| Time: | 19:34 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-18V |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot / Turkmenistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-75765 |
| MSN: | 181003404 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2098 hours |
| Cycles: | 1213 flights |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 54 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ashgabat Airport (ASB) -
 Turkmenistan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Krasnovodsk Airport (KRW/UTAK) |
| Ashgabat Airport (ASB/UTAA) |
The IL-18 flew an unstabilized apprpoach in below minima weather conditions as a result of a dust storm. It struck powerlines and approach lights and crashed about 200-300 m short of the runway. The fuselage broke and a fire erupted.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
airdisaster.ru
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