Ilyushin II-18 crash, Jan 18, 1971 (45 killed), Zurich-Kl...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on January 18, 1971 near Zurich-Kloten Zurich, Switzerland with 45 fatalities.
- Date: January 18, 1971
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Zurich-Kloten Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 45
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 130 from Paris to Sofia, with a stop planned in Zurich, was approaching Zurich in fog when it struck the ground short of runway 16. The aircraft lost its engines and burned, killing 45 people, while the captain and one passenger survived.