Moscow – Chelyabinsk – Krasnoyarsk – Chita – Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

On August 23, 1970 at 12:00 AM, Moscow – Chelyabinsk – Krasnoyarsk – Chita – Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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. The crew started the approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk by night and heavy rain falls. On short final, the captain realized he was well above the glide so he decided to increase the rate of descent. The airplane struck the runway surface nose first at a speed of 230 km/h and with a positive acceleration of 2,8 g. It bounced then landed a second time with an acceleration of 3,8 g. Upon impact, the nose gear was torn off, the engine number one detached and both wings were bent. Out of control, the airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-75823, MSN 182 0049 02, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.9539°, 142.7286°.