Moscow – Tashkent – Ashgabat

On February 25, 1965 at 12:00 AM, Moscow – Tashkent – Ashgabat experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-62, operated by Ilyushin, with the event recorded near Moscow-Zhukovsky Moscow oblast.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 58.8%.

Crew on board: 17, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was engaged in a test flight from Moscow to Ashgabat with an intermediate stop at Tashkent Airport. The takeoff was attempted with a total weight near the MTOW. After liftoff, the airplane nosed up then lost speed and height. At a height of 4-5 meters, the airplane struck a concrete wall, stalled then crashed in flames. Ten crew members were killed while seven others were injured. The aircraft, first prototype built in 1962, was destroyed. It made its first successful test flight on January 2, 1963.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-06156, MSN 3 00 01, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.5987°, 38.1199°.