Date:	Friday 24 April 1998
Time:	00:15
Type:	Ilyushin Il-62M
Owner/operator:	Trans Asian Airlines - TAA
Registration:	YR-IRD
MSN:	4727546
Year of manufacture:	1977
Engine model:	Soloviev D-30KU
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (IST) -   Turkey
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA)
Destination airport:	Almaty Airport (ALA/UAAA)

Narrative:
An engine exploded while the aircraft was preparing for takeoff. A fire erupted, causing severe damage to the rear fuselage.

Flight International 13-19 January 1999
Scramble 229
Milliyet 25-4-1998

photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS); November 1991

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