Sverdlovsk – Tashkent

On a flight from Sverdlovsk to Tashkent when the crew committed errors in handling trim tabs and autopilot, the aircraft entered a dive while flying at a height of 8,400 metres. Control was recovered by the crew at a height of some 6,600 metres. The crew managed to land safely, but the aircraft suffered structural damage during the dive with up to 2.7 g forces. Reported at LED 12SEP70 but can this be correct ? SOC 20MAY71 due to its poor technical condition.

Flight / Schedule

Sverdlovsk – Tashkent

Aircraft

Ilyushin II-18

Registration

CCCP-75699

MSN

18900 14 02

Year of Manufacture

1959

Date

November 11, 1969 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Tashkent Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati)

Region

Asia • Uzbekistan

Coordinates

40.2986°, 69.1700°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On November 11, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Sverdlovsk – Tashkent experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Tashkent Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati).

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. On a flight from Sverdlovsk to Tashkent when the crew committed errors in handling trim tabs and autopilot, the aircraft entered a dive while flying at a height of 8,400 metres. Control was recovered by the crew at a height of some 6,600 metres. The crew managed to land safely, but the aircraft suffered structural damage during the dive with up to 2.7 g forces. Reported at LED 12SEP70 but can this be correct ? SOC 20MAY71 due to its poor technical condition.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-75699, MSN 18900 14 02, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.2986°, 69.1700°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

On a flight from Sverdlovsk to Tashkent when the crew committed errors in handling trim tabs and autopilot, the aircraft entered a dive while flying at a height of 8,400 metres. Control was recovered by the crew at a height of some 6,600 metres. The crew managed to land safely, but the aircraft suffered structural damage during the dive with up to 2.7 g forces. Reported at LED 12SEP70 but can this be correct ? SOC 20MAY71 due to its poor technical condition.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Sverdlovsk – Tashkent

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Asia • Uzbekistan

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Ilyushin II-18

Registration

CCCP-75699

MSN

18900 14 02

Year of Manufacture

1959

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