ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D SU-AOV Nicosia Airport (NIC)
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Date:Monday 29 January 1973
Type:Silhouette image of generic IL18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Ilyushin Il-18D
Operator:EgyptAir
Registration: SU-AOV
MSN: 188011003
First flight: 1968
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30
Total:Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:ca 16 km NNE of Nicosia Airport (NIC) (   Cyprus)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt
Destination airport:Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC), Cyprus
Flightnumber:MS741
Narrative:
The Il-18 crashed into the Kyrenia Mountain range near the village of Karavas, at an altitude of 783 m (117 m below the crest) while on downwind on a nighttime approach to Nicosia runway 14.

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» Soviet Transports


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Distance from Cairo International Airport to Nicosia Airport as the crow flies is 582 km (364 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Ilyushin Il-18

  • 569 built
  • 57th loss
  • 34th fatal accident
  • 16th worst accident (at the time)
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