Ilyushin II-18 crash, Dec 26, 1960 (17 killed), Ulyanovsk...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on December 26, 1960 near Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk oblast, Russia with 17 fatalities. Cause: Tail plane icing. The aircraft nosed...
- Date: December 26, 1960
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Tail plane icing. The aircraft nosed down at 120 to 150 metres after 40 degrees of flap was selected, and later tests showed the Il 18 was vulnerable to icing.
An Aeroflot Il 18A (CCCP 75651) of the Ulyanovsk flight school was on a training flight from Kuybyshev when it approached Ulyanovsk. After the crew selected 40 degrees of flap, the aircraft nosed down because of tail plane icing and crashed in a ploughed field, where it burned. All 17 on board were killed.