1969 Vnukovo Airport Il-18 crash
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 August 1969 |
| Summary | Pilot error leading to belly landing |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-18B |
| Operator | Aeroflot (Moscow TU GA, Vnukovsky OAO) |
| Registration | CCCP-75708 |
| Flight origin | Adler Airport, Sochi |
| Stopover | Vnukovo Airport, Moscow |
| Destination | Alykel Airport, Norilsk |
| Occupants | 101 |
| Passengers | 94 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 16 |
| Survivors | 85 |
On August 26, 1969, an Il-18 of Aeroflot landed without its landing gear and burst into flames during landing at Vnukovo Airport. The flight was a scheduled domestic flight from Sochi to Moscow and Norilsk, carrying 94 passengers and 7 crew members. 16 of the 101 occupants died - 85 survived.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Всё пошло не так..." diletant.media (in Russian). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Катастрофа Ил-18В Московского ТУ ГА в а/п Внуково (борт СССР-75708), 26 августа 1969 года. // AirDisaster.ru - авиационные происшествия, инциденты и авиакатастрофы в СССР и России - факты, история, статистика". www.airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Авиакатастрофы во Внуково". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2026.