Ilyushin II-18 crash, Dec 21, 1971 (28 killed), Sofia-Vra...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on December 21, 1971 near Sofia-Vrazhdebna Sofia Province, Bulgaria with 28 fatalities.
- Date: December 21, 1971
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Sofia-Vrazhdebna Sofia Province, Bulgaria
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Ilyushin chartered to Algiers banked left just after takeoff from Sofia at night and its wing struck the runway. The aircraft crashed in flames beside the runway, killing 28 people, and 45 others were injured.