Ilyushin II-18 crash, Dec 31, 1970 (6 killed), Leningrad-...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on December 31, 1970 near Leningrad-Shosseynaya Leningrad oblast, Russia with 6 fatalities.
- Date: December 31, 1970
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Leningrad-Shosseynaya Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Aeroflot Il-18V bound for Yerevan crashed after takeoff from Leningrad Shosseynaya in snow and low cloud on 31 December 1970. The aircraft climbed with an excessive nose-up attitude, its tail struck the ground, and it came to rest in a snow covered field. Six people died and the airframe was destroyed.