Ilyushin II-18 crash, Aug 23, 1970, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sak...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on August 23, 1970 near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast, Russia with no fatalities.
- Date: August 23, 1970
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
An Aeroflot Il-18 landing at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk at night in heavy rain was too high on final and hit the runway nose first at high vertical load. It bounced, landed a second time and lost its nose gear and an engine, but all occupants escaped unhurt.