Aeroflot Flight 2230
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Aeroflot Flight 2230 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) to Tashkent. On 16 November 1967, the Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft serving the flight crashed after takeoff, killing all 107 people aboard (including twelve children).[1] At the time it was the deadliest aviation accident in the Russian SFSR and the worst accident involving the Il-18.[2]
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Accident | |
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Date | 16 November 1967 (1967-11-16) |
Summary | Engine failure and fire followed by an electrical failure of cockpit instruments |
Site | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) east of Koltsovo Airport |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-18V |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-75538 |
Flight origin | Koltsovo Airport, Yekaterinburg |
Destination | Tashkent Yuzhny Airport, Tashkent |
Passengers | 99 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 107 |
Survivors | 0 |
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