Ilyushin II-18 crash, Jan 4, 1965 (64 killed), Almaty Alm...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on January 4, 1965 near Almaty Almaty Province, Kazakhstan with 64 fatalities.
- Date: January 4, 1965
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Almaty Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 64
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 18 (CCCP 75685) on a scheduled passenger flight from Moscow via Omsk and Semipalatinsk approached Almaty Airport at night in below minimum weather. It descended below the glide path, struck trees about 75 meters short of the runway threshold and crashed in flames in a snow covered field, killing 64 of the 103 people on board and injuring 39.