Ilyushin II-18 crash, Oct 20, 1968, Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyar...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on October 20, 1968 near Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with no fatalities.
- Date: October 20, 1968
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
An Aeroflot Ilyushin 18 on the Novosibirsk to Yakutsk leg reported a pressure drop on engine 2, and its captain diverted to Krasnoyarsk for an emergency landing. During the approach in snowfall the aircraft struck the ground about 200 meters short of the runway threshold and crashed and burned. No one was killed, but the aircraft was destroyed.