Ilyushin II-18 crash, Mar 5, 1963 (12 killed), Ashgabat A...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on March 5, 1963 near Ashgabat Ashgabat City District, Turkmenistan with 12 fatalities.
- Date: March 5, 1963
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Ashgabat Ashgabat City District, Turkmenistan
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 18 on a flight from Krasnovodsk crashed while landing at Ashgabat on 5 March 1963 in a sandstorm. It struck power cables and approach lights before crashing and burning 1,012 meters short of the runway threshold.