Ilyushin II-18 crash, Jan 9, 1968, Karaganda Karagandy
Ilyushin II-18 accident on January 9, 1968 near Karaganda Karagandy, Kazakhstan with no fatalities.
- Date: January 9, 1968
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Karaganda Karagandy, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On approach to Karaganda the crew ignored an instruction to divert to Tselinograd because the airport was closed and kept descending. The aircraft came out of cloud too low, the captain started a go around, and it struck the ground about 700 meters short of the runway threshold and came to rest. All occupants survived.