Ilyushin II-18 crash, Aug 17, 1960 (34 killed), Tarasovic...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on August 17, 1960 near Tarasovichi Kiev oblast, Ukraine with 34 fatalities. Cause: Investigators pointed to a leaking fuel...
- Date: August 17, 1960
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Tarasovichi Kiev oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Investigators pointed to a leaking fuel injector on engine number four as the root cause.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 18B flying from Cairo to Moscow reported a feathered propeller and fire on engine number four and asked to divert to Kiev Borispol. Shortly after, the engine detached while descending, and the aircraft went into a dive and crashed in flames near Tarasovichi, Kiev oblast, killing all 34 people on board.