Aeroflot Flight 2230
Aeroflot Flight 2230 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) to Tashkent. On 16 November 1967, the Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft serving the flight crashed after takeoff, killing all 107 people aboard (including twelve children). At the time it was the deadliest aviation accident in the Russian SFSR and the worst accident involving the Il-18.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 November 1967 |
| Summary | Engine failure and fire followed by an electrical failure of cockpit instruments |
| Site | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) east of Koltsovo Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-18V |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-75538 |
| Flight origin | Koltsovo Airport, Yekaterinburg |
| Destination | Tashkent Yuzhny Airport, Tashkent |
| Passengers | 99 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 107 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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