Ilyushin II-18 crash, Oct 25, 2000 (84 killed), Batumi
Ilyushin II-18 accident on October 25, 2000 near Batumi, Adjara, Georgia with 84 fatalities. Cause: Navigation error by the crew during the final...
- Date: October 25, 2000
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Batumi, Adjara, Georgia
- Fatalities: 84
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Navigation error by the crew during the final approach and a decision to continue in poor weather below a safe altitude. ATC's failure to fix the aircraft's position, and erroneous ground navigation data, were contributing factors.
A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-18 carrying soldiers and family members from Moscow to Batumi was cleared for an unusual approach from the northeast in poor weather. Descending below the minimum altitude, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Mtirala about 17 km from the airport and broke up. All 84 occupants were killed.