Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 19 NOV 2001 |
| Time: | 21:19 |
| Type: | Ilyushin 18V |
| Operator: | IRS Aero |
| Registration: | RA-75840 |
| C/n / msn: | 182005301 |
| First flight: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11617 |
| Cycles: | 5582 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 25 km (15.6 mls) SE of Kalyazin (Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khatanga (UOHH), Russia |
| Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD), Russia |
The Il-18 left Khatanga at 16:07 for a flight to Moscow. The aircraft crashed after a steep descent due to a malfunction in the elevator control system while flying under auto-pilot. During the investigation serious violations of the regulations on aircraft maintenance and organization of flights have been uncovered.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Khatanga to Moskva-Domodedovo Airport as the crow flies is 3407 km (2129 miles).
Distance from Khatanga to Moskva-Domodedovo Airport as the crow flies is 3407 km (2129 miles).
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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