Ilyushin II-18 crash, Apr 4, 1963 (67 killed), Urakhcha R...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on April 4, 1963 near Urakhcha Republic of Tatarstan, Russia with 67 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the pitch control mechanism...
- Date: April 4, 1963
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Urakhcha Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
- Fatalities: 67
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the pitch control mechanism of propeller no. 4, which caused the engine to go into reverse, followed by shutdown of both right engines.
An Aeroflot Il 18V on a scheduled flight from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk lost both right engines after the pitch control of propeller four failed. It lost control and crashed in a snow covered field near Urakhcha in Tatarstan, killing all 67 occupants.