Samarkand – Tashkent

On June 5, 1970 at 07:45 AM, Samarkand – Tashkent experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Samarkand Samarkand Province (Samarqand viloyati).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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. During the takeoff roll at Samarkand Airport, at a speed of 350 km/h, the captain started the rotation when hen realized that the elevators were blocked. He elected to unlock the elevators but the aircraft overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-75533, MSN 180 0025 01, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.6561°, 66.9715°.