CCCP-75798 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

February 6, 1970AccidentHull loss
Following an uneventful flight from Tashkent at an altitude of 5,100 meters, the crew was cleared to descent to 2,700 then 2,400 meters. While approaching Samarkand Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility with low clouds.
Ил-18В · 92 fatalities
It was determined that the accident was the consequence of the combination of several factors, among them: - Poor ATC assistance and wrong instructions on part of the approach controller who cleared the crew to descent prematurely as he thought the position of the aircraft was 31 km from airport while it's real position was estimated between 42 and 44 km, -… Full accident record