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List of accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18

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Ilyushin Il-18
Company typeAircraft model
IndustryAviation, Aerospace
Founded1957
FounderIlyushin Design Bureau
ProductsTurboprop airliner


Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18


Source: Aviation Safety Network Il-18[1]

1958

7 May
A Soviet Air Force Il-18A (CCCP-Л5821, c/n 188000104) crashed near Sheremetyevo Airport following an engine failure during a test flight, resulting in the deaths of all 10 occupants. This marked the first fatal accident involving an Il-18. The aircraft was operated by Aviatsionnaya Krasnoznamyonnaya Diviziya Osobogo Naznacheniya (AKDON, Red Banner Special Task Aviation Division).[2]

1959

2 September
An Aeroflot Il-18B (CCCP-75676, c/n 189000905), departing from Vnukovo Airport, was written off after sustaining structural damage while flying through a cumulonimbus cloud over Voronezh Region. There were no fatalities among the 65 passengers and crew.[3]
17 October
An Aeroflot Il-18 experienced significant damage due to a fire in its number three engine while on the ground at Kastrup Airport during a stopover. All 30 individuals on board evacuated safely.[4]

1960

27 April
An Aeroflot/Ural Il-18A, registration CCCP-75648 (c/n 188000402), crashed upon landing at Koltsovo Airport during a training flight caused by pilot error. One of the five crew members lost their life.[5]
17 August
Aeroflot Flight 036, an Il-18B (CCCP-75705, c/n 189001702), crashed near Tarasovich, Kyiv Oblast following loss of control due to an in-flight fire. All 34 passengers and crew perished. The fire originated from a leaking fuel injector in engine four.[6]
26 December
An Aeroflot/Ulyanovsk Flight School Il-18A (CCCP-75651, c/n 188000405) lost control and crashed close to Vostochny Airport while en route from Kuybyshev Airport on a training mission. Tail icing was identified as the cause, resulting in the deaths of all 17 aboard. Subsequent tests revealed that the Il-18 was susceptible to control loss under icing conditions.[7]

1961

28 March
ČSA Flight 511, an Il-18V (OK-OAD, c/n 180002102), disintegrated mid-flight and crashed near Gräfenberg, West Germany after an unexplained rapid descent at high speed, killing all 52 passengers and crew. Possible causes included instrument malfunction, autopilot failure, pilot incapacitation, or another in-flight emergency.[8]
22 June
An Aeroflot/Moscow Il-18B, CCCP-75672 (c/n 189000901), traveling from Vnukovo Airport to Adler/Sochi Airport, experienced an unaccounted-for generator failure on engine three followed by a fire. The aircraft made an emergency landing in a field near Bogoroditsk, with all 97 people surviving.[9]
12 July
ČSA Flight 511, an Il-18V (OK-PAF, c/n 181002904), crashed close to Casablanca, Morocco, resulting in the loss of all 72 occupants. The cause remained undetermined, though a rapid descent amid adverse weather was considered likely.[10]
28 July
An Aeroflot Il-18V (CCCP-75766, c/n 181003405) lost control and impacted terrain at Tretyakovo Airport during a test flight. The aircraft had its number two propeller feathered when it banked left and stalled. The number one propeller entered autorotation producing negative thrust that contributed to loss of control. All six crew members survived.[11][12]
13 August
An Aeroflot/Ulyanovsk Flight School Il-18B (CCCP-75653, c/n 188000502) overran the runway at Riga Central Airport, Latvia due to poor visibility after landing late. All six crew members survived.[13][14]
17 December
Aeroflot Flight 245, operating an Il-18B (CCCP-75654, c/n 188000503), entered a dive and crashed near Chebotovka, Rostov Oblast after the flight engineer inadvertently extended the flaps. All 59 passengers and crew perished.[15]
31 December
An Aeroflot/Armenia Il-18V (CCCP-75757, c/n 181003202) crashed near Mineralnye Vody Airport while attempting a go-around during a charter flight. Thirty-two of the 119 occupants died. The aircraft was overloaded as it was designed for only 84 passengers but carried approximately 110.[16]

1962

24 February
A TAROM Il-18V (YR-IMB, c/n 181003702) performed a belly landing near Paphos, Cyprus after experiencing failure of all four engines, possibly caused by fuel filter icing (refer to List of airline flights that required gliding). The aircraft was transported to Moscow for repairs in November 1962 but was ultimately deemed beyond repair and written off.[17]
23 November
Malév Hungarian Airlines Flight 355, operating an Il-18V (HA-MOD, c/n 180002002), stalled under unknown circumstances and crashed near Le Bourget Airport, resulting in the deaths of all 21 passengers and crew aboard.[18]
29 November
An Aeroflot/Moscow Il-18V, registered CCCP-75843 (c/n 182005303), reportedly crashed on this date, though no additional details have been documented.[19]

1963

26 February
An Aeroflot/Polar Il-18V (CCCP-75732, c/n 181002601) executed a forced landing on the ice of the Shelikhov Gulf near Bukhta Yemlinskaya following failure of two engines and subsequently sank. All ten passengers and crew perished; although three survived the initial impact, they succumbed to hypothermia due to subzero temperatures. The incident was triggered by a hot air line rupture adjacent to the number two engine, which melted electrical components and ignited a fire in the engine nacelle, followed by a fuel line break. The aircraft lacked life jackets, signaling devices, and adequate warm clothing.[20][21]
5 March
Aeroflot Flight 191, operated by an Il-18V (CCCP-75765, c/n 181003404), crashed short of the runway at Ashgabat Airport amid poor visibility caused by a dust storm, resulting in 12 fatalities among the 54 occupants.[22]
4 April
Aeroflot Flight 25, an Il-18V (CCCP-75866, c/n 183005901), crashed near Urakhcha in Tatarstan after failure of the propeller pitch control system on engine four, causing the deaths of all 67 passengers and crew.
10 November
An Aeroflot/Uzbekistan Il-18B (CCCP-75686, c/n 189001201) crashed short of the runway during landing at Kuybyshev Airport while arriving from Tashkent due to pilot error; all 75 individuals on board survived.[23]

1964

2 July
An Aeroflot/Moscow Il-18B (CCCP-75661, c/n 188000605) was written off following an incident at Krasnodar Airport.[24]
3 August
An Aeroflot/Far East Il-18V (CCCP-75824, c/n 182004903) was declared a write-off after landing short of the runway and experiencing undercarriage collapse at Magadan Airport.[25]
2 September
Aeroflot Flight 721, operating an Il-18V (CCCP-75531, c/n 183006904), collided with a hillside near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport after premature descent by the flight crew, resulting in 87 fatalities out of 93 occupants.
19 October
A Soviet Air Force Il-18V (CCCP-75568, c/n 183005704) impacted Mount Avala during approach to Batajnica Air Base, killing all 33 passengers and crew aboard. Among those lost were Marshal Sergey Biryuzov and Colonel General Vladimir Zhdanov.[26]

1965

4 January
An Il-18B operated by Aeroflot, identified as Flight 101/X-20 (registration CCCP-75685, c/n 189001105), crashed short of the runway at Alma-Ata Airport amid poor visibility conditions, resulting in 64 fatalities out of the 103 individuals aboard.
8 March
At Frunze Airport, an Aeroflot/Kyrgyzstan Il-18B (CCCP-75690, c/n 189001205) executed a wheels-up landing after the crew neglected to deploy the landing gear during several go-around attempts; there were no injuries. The aircraft was subsequently repaired and returned to operational status.
23 December
While en route near Magadan, an Aeroflot/Moscow Il-18B (CCCP-75688, c/n 189001203) incurred significant structural damage following a rapid descent from approximately 8000 meters.

1966

1 February
A Cubana de Aviación Il-18 overran the runway upon landing at Halifax International Airport and collided with a snowbank; all 44 passengers and crew survived unharmed.
27 March
A Cubana Il-18B (CU-T831, c/n 182005202) traveling from Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport to José Martí International Airport was hijacked by the flight engineer, who fatally shot the onboard security guard and demanded diversion to Florida. The pilot instead proceeded to Havana. Upon spotting an Aeroflot aircraft on the apron, the hijacker realized he had been deceived, killed the pilot, attempted to initiate takeoff, but was thwarted when the co-pilot shut down the engines. The hijacker escaped by jumping from the plane but was apprehended several days later.
7 July
Nine individuals including the pilot hijacked a Cubana Il-18 en route from Antonio Maceo Airport to José Martí International Airport and forced it to land in Jamaica.
10 July
A Cubana Ilyushin Il-18V (CU-T830, c/n 182004905) made an emergency landing at Cienfuegos due to multiple engine failures, resulting in two fatalities among the 93 occupants.
27 August
Aeroflot Flight 3772, operating an Il-18V (CCCP-75552, c/n 184007404) from Talaghy Airport to Shosseynaya Airport, overran the runway following an aborted takeoff caused by engagement of the rudder gust-lock; all 121 passengers and crew survived without injury.
22 November
Aeroflot Flight X-19, an Il-18B (CCCP-75665, c/n 188000704), veered off the runway and crashed during takeoff at Alma-Ata Airport, resulting in three fatalities among 68 onboard.
24 November
TABSO Flight 101 crashed near Bratislava, killing all 82 passengers and crew. Although no definitive cause was established, pilot error was implicated. This accident remains Slovakia's deadliest aviation disaster.

1967

24 January
A Vietnam Civil Aviation Ilyushin Il-18D (VN-1590, c/n 186008804) veered off the runway during landing at Nanning Wuxu International Airport while en route from Hanoi after its landing gear failed; all 17 individuals aboard escaped before the aircraft was consumed by fire. The plane had exceeded its maximum allowable landing weight.
6 April
An Il-18V (CCCP-75563, c/n 184007802) operated by Aeroflot/235 Aviation Detachment crashed shortly after takeoff from Domodedovo Airport en route to Vnukovo Airport, resulting in the deaths of all eight crew members.
9 July
An Air Guinee Il-18V (3X-GAB, c/n 181003703) diverted to Casablanca-Anfa Airport, Morocco, from its original destination Praha-Ruzyne International Airport due to adverse weather conditions. Upon landing, it struck a building and was damaged beyond repair; fortunately, none of the 102 passengers and crew were injured.
5 September
ČSA Flight 523, an Il-18D (OK-WAI, c/n 187009705), crashed shortly after departing from Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. The accident claimed 37 lives out of the 69 people on board; the cause remained undetermined.
16 November
Aeroflot Flight 2230, an Il-18V (CCCP-75538, c/n 184007002), lost control at approximately 200 meters altitude during climbout from Koltsovo Airport following an engine fire. The crash resulted in the deaths of all eight crew and 99 passengers.

1968

9 January
An Aeroflot/Northern Il-18V (CCCP-75519, c/n 183006702) sustained irreparable damage after landing about 700 meters short of the runway at Karaganda Airport.
24 February
A Soviet Government Il-18V (CCCP-75560, c/n 184007704) overran the runway at Donetsk Airport and was subsequently written off due to extensive damage.
29 February
Aeroflot Flight 15, an Il-18D (CCCP-74252, c/n 187010601), disintegrated at around 650 meters altitude following a rapid descent from 3000 meters and crashed near Parchum. Eighty-three of the 84 occupants perished. Although the exact cause was not established, a fuel leak and subsequent fire in the left wing were suspected.
22 April
An Aeroflot Il-18V (CCCP-75526, c/n 183006804) collided with power lines and crashed near Domodedovo Airport during a training mission, killing all five crew members aboard.
3 September
A Bulair Il-18E (LZ-BEG, c/n 186009101), leased from TABSO and operated for Bulair, crashed near Karnobat after the crew disregarded flight regulations to perform a visual approach amid poor weather conditions. Forty-seven out of the 89 occupants lost their lives.
20 October
An Aeroflot/West Siberia Il-18D (CCCP-75436, c/n 186009505) on a scheduled flight from Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport to Yakutsk Airport diverted to Krasnoyarsk Airport due to weather issues. The aircraft touched down hard approximately 200 meters short of the runway causing structural failure and fire. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

1969

20 March
A United Arab Airlines Il-18 (registration SU-APC) crashed during its landing attempt at Aswan International Airport. Out of the 105 passengers and crew, 100 lost their lives.[27]
26 August
Aeroflot Flight 1770, operating an Il-18B (CCCP-75708, construction number 189001705), executed a belly landing at Vnukovo Airport after the flight crew failed to extend the landing gear, resulting in 16 fatalities among the 102 occupants.[28]
10 September
An Il-18V operated by Aeroflot (CCCP-75791, c/n 181004005) on a route from Krasnoyarsk Airport to Yakutsk Airport was declared a total loss after colliding with an ambulance crossing the runway at Yakutsk.[29]
19 October
A LOT Polish Airlines Il-18 was hijacked by two East German individuals who diverted the flight to Tegel Airport in West Berlin. After a three-hour stopover, the plane departed for Schönefeld Airport. Both hijackers sought asylum in West Berlin.[30]
11 November
An Aeroflot/Ural Il-18B (CCCP-75699, c/n 188000803) entered a dive from an altitude of 8,400 m (27,600 ft) due to pilot error while flying between Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) and Tashkent. The crew regained control at approximately 6,600 m (21,700 ft). Despite landing safely, the aircraft incurred structural damage from the nearly 2.7 g dive and was subsequently retired. Its fuselage was repurposed to reconstruct Il-18V CCCP-74297 (c/n 184007203) following fire damage at ARZ-402.[31]

1970

6 February
Aeroflot Flight U-45, operating an Il-18V (CCCP-75798), collided with mountainous terrain during its flight from Tashkent to Samarkand, resulting in 92 fatalities out of 106 onboard.[32]
5 June
An Aeroflot/Uzbekistan Il-18V (CCCP-75533, c/n 180002502) crashed upon takeoff from Samarkand Airport due to a rudder that was locked.[33]
23 August
Aeroflot Flight 17, an Il-18V (CCCP-75823), sustained irreparable damage following a hard landing caused by pilot error at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport; no fatalities were reported.[34][35]
16 October
An Aeroflot/Armenia Il-18V (CCCP-75578, c/n 185008102) overran the runway while landing at Simferopol Airport in Ukraine after diverting there due to engine failure; no casualties occurred.[36]
31 December
Aeroflot Flight 3012, flying an Il-18V (CCCP-75773), crashed shortly after takeoff from Pulkovo Airport when the crew neglected to set the flaps before departure, causing six deaths among the 86 people aboard.[37]

1971

18 January
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 130, an Il-18D (LZ-BED, c/n 186009002), crashed during its approach to Kloten Airport after the pilot attempted to adjust the glide slope, resulting in 45 fatalities out of 47 passengers and crew.
21 January
An Il-18B operated by GosNII GVF (CCCP-75727, c/n 180002303) entered a steep dive from 8,000 m (26,000 ft) over the Rostov-on-Don area, likely caused by an autopilot malfunction. The flight crew managed to regain control after descending to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) and successfully performed an emergency landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport. Due to extensive structural damage sustained during the 3.5 g dive, the aircraft was declared a total loss.
22 August
A United Arab Airlines Il-18 en route from Cairo International Airport to Amman-Marka International Airport was hijacked by a single individual demanding diversion to Israel.
28 August
Malév Flight 731, an Il-18 (HA-MOC, c/n 181002903), crashed into the sea near Copenhagen while conducting an instrument approach. The accident was primarily attributed to a microburst, a highly hazardous and unpredictable weather event. Of the 32 people on board, including nine crew members, 23 perished while two passengers survived. The aircraft's captain was Dezső Szentgyörgyi, a World War II ace from the Royal Hungarian Air Force, who was scheduled to retire less than three weeks following the incident.
21 December
A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Il-18V (LZ-BES, c/n 185008104) crashed shortly after departing from Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport, Bulgaria, on a flight bound for Algiers-Dar el Beida Airport, Algeria. Twenty-eight of the 73 occupants lost their lives. The aircraft had recently undergone maintenance during which the elevator controls were mistakenly reversed for reasons unknown. Onboard were members of a Bulgarian cultural delegation, including the Sofia Orchestra, traveling to participate in Algerian celebrations. Among those killed was singer Pasha Hristova.
23 December
A Malév Il-18D (HA-MOI, c/n 187010002) operating a scheduled flight from Nicosia Airport, Cyprus, to Damascus International Airport, Syria, collided with a hill at an altitude of 759 m (2,490 ft) while on approach to Damascus. Despite this contact, the crew maintained control and completed a safe landing.

1972

26 August
An Aeroflot/Northern Il-18B (CCCP-75663, c/n 188000702) was irreparably damaged when it crashed upon landing in foggy conditions at Talaghy Airport.
31 August
Aeroflot Flight 558, operated by an Il-18V (CCCP-74298), crashed near Smelovskiy in Chelyabinsk Oblast following loss of control caused by a fire in the baggage compartment, resulting in the deaths of all 102 people on board.
1 October
Aeroflot Flight 1036, an Il-18V (CCCP-75507), went down in the Black Sea shortly after departing from Adler/Sochi Airport. The cause remains undetermined but bird strikes were suspected. All 109 passengers and crew perished.
14 December
An Interflug Il-18D (DM-STM, c/n 188010805) sustained minor damage after mistakenly landing at Bombay’s smaller Juhu airstrip instead of Santa Cruz Airport. All 28 occupants survived without injury.

1973

29 January
EgyptAir Flight 741 (Il-18D, SU-AOV) crashed into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus during its approach to Nicosia International Airport, resulting in the loss of all 37 passengers and crew aboard.
24 February
Aeroflot Flight 630, operated with an Il-18V (CCCP-75712, c/n 189001803) on a domestic route from Dushanbe Airport to Leninabad Airport, Tajikistan, entered a spin caused by a high-speed stall amid aggressive maneuvering. The aircraft disintegrated at approximately 2,000 m (6,600 ft), killing everyone on board, totaling 79 individuals.
3 March
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307 (Il-18, LZ-BEM) lost control and crashed near Skhodnya, Moscow while approaching Sheremetyevo International Airport. All 25 passengers and crew perished; tail icing was suspected as a contributing factor.
11 May
Aeroflot Flight 6551 (Il-18B, CCCP-75687) crashed 53 miles south of Semipalatinsk following an unexplained descent that led to an in-flight breakup, resulting in the deaths of all 63 people on board.

1974

27 April
An Aeroflot/Leningrad Il-18V (CCCP-75559) crashed shortly after departing from Pulkovo Airport due to loss of control triggered by an uncontained engine failure, causing the deaths of all 109 passengers and crew.
9 May
An Aeroflot/Ural Il-18V (CCCP-75425, c/n 181003403), operating a domestic scheduled flight to Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport, Ukraine, from Sverdlovsk, suffered irreparable damage after overrunning a short runway and descending into a ravine upon landing.
24 June
Aeroflot Flight 5139, an Il-18E (CCCP-75405, c/n 186009005), experienced a bird strike on its number one engine during takeoff from Tashkent-Yuzhny Airport, Uzbekistan. The aircraft failed to gain altitude and crashed, resulting in the death of one passenger among the 114 occupants.
11 August
An Il-18V operated by Air Mali (TZ-ABE, c/n 181003304) on an unscheduled Hajj flight from Bamako Airport, Mali to Niamey Airport, Niger, was irreparably damaged following a forced landing caused by fuel exhaustion due to navigational error. The aircraft came down near Linoghin, Burkina Faso, killing 47 out of the 60 people on board.
9 December
A TAROM-operated Il-18D (YR-IMK, c/n 186009104), flying for EgyptAir from Jeddah International Airport to Cairo International Airport on a repositioning flight without passengers, crashed into the Red Sea, killing all nine crew members—six Romanian flight crew and three Egyptian stewardesses.

1975

15 January
While being ferried from East Berlin to Budapest, Malév Flight 801A (an Il-18V, HA-MOH) crashed during its approach to Ferihegy Airport. The accident was attributed to adverse weather conditions, limited visibility, inadequate crew resource management, and likely spatial disorientation, resulting in the loss of all nine crew members.[38]
12 February
An Aeroflot/Moscow Il-18V (CCCP-75801, c/n 182004301) suffered irreparable damage after failing to reach the runway properly at Krasnoyarsk Airport and undershooting it.[39]

1976

30 January
During a training flight near Frunze Airport, an Aeroflot/Kyrgyzstan Il-18V (CCCP-75558, c/n 184007505) crashed following the failure to restart the number three engine after un-feathering amid a go-around maneuver with the right-side engines shut down. All six crew members perished.[40]
6 March
Aeroflot Flight 909, operating an Il-18E (CCCP-75408, c/n 186009201), crashed near Verkhnyaya Khava, Russia. The loss of control caused by an electrical malfunction resulted in the deaths of all 111 passengers and crew aboard, as well as seven individuals on the ground, marking it as the deadliest Il-18 incident.
28 July
During its approach from Ruzyně Airport, ČSA Flight 001 experienced a critical error when both inboard engines were mistakenly set to reverse thrust. This caused engine three to fail and led to the inadvertent shutdown of engine four, located on the same wing. Consequently, the aircraft veered right during an emergency landing at Ivanka Airport and crashed into Zlaté Piesky lake, resulting in 76 fatalities out of 79 occupants.[41]
28 October
A CSA Il-18 carrying 105 passengers on a domestic route from Ruzyne International Airport to Ivanka Airport was hijacked and diverted to Munich in West Germany, where the hijacker ultimately surrendered.[42]
30 October
An Aeroflot/Uzbekistan Il-18V (CCCP-75575, c/n 185008004) overran the runway at Tashkent Airport amid poor weather conditions; fortunately, all 97 individuals on board survived.[43]
December
A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Il-18V (LZ-BEL, c/n 182004601) was destroyed by fire at a maintenance facility located at Tashkent Airport, Uzbekistan.[44]

1977

2 January
At Ruzyne International Airport, a CSA Il-18V (OK-NAA, c/n 189001604) was struck during takeoff by a CSA Tupolev Tu-134 that was landing. None of the six occupants aboard the Il-18 were fatally injured. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service before being retired in 1981 and subsequently transferred to the Prague Aviation Museum.[45]
15 February
Aeroflot Flight 5003, an Il-18V (CCCP-75520), stalled and crashed near Mineralnye Vody after executing a missed approach procedure, resulting in 77 fatalities among the 98 people on board.
27 February
A CAAC Il-18B (B-204, c/n 189001602) collided with trees and power lines while approaching Shenyang Dongta Airport, causing a crash that killed all 25 passengers and crew plus one individual on the ground. The investigation suggested inadequate instrument monitoring by the flight crew during approach.[46]
21 April
A TAROM Il-18V (YR-IMI) experienced a hard landing followed by a bounce and runway excursion during a touch-and-go maneuver at Bucharest Otopeni International Airport. All five crew members survived unharmed.[47]
23 November
Malév Hungarian Airlines Flight 203, operating an Il-18V (HA-MOF, c/n 183006301) from Yesilköy Airport to Bucharest Otopeni International Airport, was written off following a collision with two trucks upon landing in rainy conditions. The truck drivers were positioned improperly.[48]

1978

6 May
An Aeroflot Il-18 traveling from Ashgabat to Mineralyne Vody was hijacked by an individual demanding to be flown to Iran. The hijacker, armed with a homemade firearm and a training grenade, shot the co-pilot before being fatally shot by security personnel. The plane safely returned to Ashgabat.[49]
10 May
A CSA Il-18 en route from Ruzyne International Airport to Brno Turany Airport in Czechoslovakia was commandeered and diverted to Frankfurt in Germany, where the hijackers surrendered.[50]
3 September
An Air Guinee Il-18D (3X-GAX, c/n 187009803) operating from Moscow to Conakry Airport, Guinea, crashed into nearby marshland near Conakry, resulting in 15 fatalities out of 17 occupants.[51]

1979

26 March
An Interflug Il-18D (DM-STL, c/n 186009402) experienced an engine failure on the number two engine during takeoff at Luanda-Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, leading to an aborted takeoff. The aircraft overran the runway, collided with the ILS localizer, caught fire, and caused the death of all 10 onboard.[52]
10 May
An Aeroflot/Ural Il-18D (CCCP-75414, c/n 186009303) crashed following an aborted takeoff at Adler/Sochi Airport.[53]

1980

30 January
Two individuals attempted to hijack an Interflug Il-18 flying from Erfurt Airport to East Berlin, but both were subdued by crew members and passengers.[54]

1981

26 March
A Hàng Không Việtnam Il-18D (VN-B190?, c/n 188010703) was reported to have crashed near Hoa Binh, Vietnam.[55]

1982

25 July
Five armed men hijacked CAAC Flight 2805, an Il-18 (B-220, c/n 187009605), operating from Xi'an Xiguan Airport to Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport, China. Initially demanding to be flown to Taiwan, they later agreed to divert to Hong Kong due to insufficient fuel for Taiwan. During the incident, the co-pilot and navigator sustained injuries but were able to move to the rear cabin for medical assistance. There, they coordinated passenger groups that overpowered the hijackers, resulting in five additional injuries. A bomb was detonated inside the aircraft, creating a fuselage hole without causing depressurization. The plane landed at Shanghai with two engines aflame.[56][57]
25 August
Two male hijackers forced a diversion of a LOT Polish Airlines Il-18E (SP-LSI, c/n 186008905) from its scheduled route between Budapest Ferihegy Airport and Okecie Airport to Munich-Riem Airport in Germany.[58]
24 December
CAAC Flight 2311, an Il-18B (B-202, c/n 189001401), caught fire on the runway at Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport after a passenger's cigarette ignited a blaze, resulting in 25 fatalities among the 69 onboard.

1984

16 June
A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Il-18V (registration LZ-BEP, construction number 185008105) sustained irreparable damage following an unsuccessful landing attempt at Sana'a International Airport.

1985

19 January
A Cubana de Aviación Il-18D (tail number CU-T899, c/n 188011102) crashed near San José de las Lajas after losing control due to cargo shifting, resulting in the deaths of all 38 individuals on board.

1988

18 January
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146, operated by an Il-18D (B-222), crashed during its approach to Chongqing Airport as a result of an engine fire that caused loss of control, killing all 108 passengers and crew members.

1990

23 August
A Soviet Navy Il-20 (c/n 173011403) was unable to take off from Kacha Air Base, Ukraine. Although the crew aborted the takeoff, the aircraft could not be stopped in time, veering off the runway and breaking apart. All crew members escaped without injury; investigation revealed the rudder had not been unlocked prior to takeoff.

1991

13 August
TAROM Flight 785A, an Il-18V (registration YR-IMH, c/n 185008301), crashed near Uricani, Romania after premature descent by the flight crew, resulting in the loss of all nine occupants.

1992

15 November
An Aero Caribbean Il-18D (CU-T1270, c/n 187010301) collided with Pico Isabel de Torres near San Felipe de Puerto Plata while on approach to Gregorio Luperón International Airport in the Dominican Republic for a scheduled stopover. All 34 passengers and crew perished. The crew initiated the final approach turn too early at nine nautical miles instead of four.

1995

January
A Kazakhstan Government Ilyushin Il-22M15 (UN-75915, c/n 2964111701) was declared a total loss following a ground collision with an Antonov An-12 at Almaty Airport.

1997

File:Ramaer Cargo RA75554 IL18 Aborted take off 17th December 1997. (8485774346).jpg
Ramaer Cargo, December 17, 1997
17 December
Ramaer Cargo Flight 202, operated by an Il-18GrM (registered RA-75554, c/n 185008404) flying from Johannesburg International Airport to Bujumbura International Airport in Burundi, was written off after an aborted takeoff caused by an incorrect center of gravity.

1998

23 November
An Air Cess Ilyushin Il-18Gr (registration 3D-SBZ, c/n 188010903) was subjected to strafing by Zimbabwe Air Force fighters while on the ground at Kalemie Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2000

25 October
An Il-18D (registration RA-74295) of the Russian Air Force collided with Mount Mtirala in the Meskheti Range while approaching Chorokh Airport, resulting from errors by both the flight crew and air traffic control. This accident claimed the lives of all 84 individuals on board.[59]

2001

File:Ilyushin Il-18V, IRS Aero AN0693640.jpg
RA-75840 at Faro Airport.
19 November
The Il-18V (RA-75840) operating as IRS Aero Flight 9601/02 crashed close to Kalyazin due to a failure in the elevator control system, resulting in the deaths of all 27 passengers and crew members. Following this incident, Russia ceased passenger flights using the Il-18 model.[60]

2002

15 September
A Phoenix Aviation Il-18V (EX-904, c/n 182004904) experienced a runway overrun upon landing at Nzagi Airport, Angola; fortunately, no injuries were reported.[61]
15 September
An Il-18V operated by IRS Aero (RA-75423, c/n 182005601) also overran the runway during landing at Bykovo Airport, sustaining significant damage. The aircraft was subsequently repaired and returned to operational status.
1 October
Two Indian Navy Il-38 aircraft (IN-302 and IN-304) collided mid-air near Gabolim Airport during a rehearsal flyover for the Goa naval air squadron's 25th anniversary. All 12 personnel aboard both planes perished, and the crash involving IN-302 caused three fatalities on the ground.[62][63]

2004

27 January
An Il-18D operated by Renan (ER-ICJ, c/n 186009102) overran the runway during takeoff from Luena Airport, Angola; all 18 occupants survived unharmed.[64]
4 February
Expo Aviation Flight 3002, an Il-18D (EX-005, c/n 188011105) leased from Phoenix Air, contacted water while on approach to Bandaranaike International Airport. Although climb power was engaged and a go-around initiated, the pilot elected to continue descending at an altitude between 60–90 m (200–300 ft). Suspecting damage to the landing gear, a belly landing was executed adjacent to the runway. All seven crew members survived; investigation revealed an altimeter misconfiguration by the co-pilot.[65]
6 March
Aero Caribbean Flight 4317, an Il-18D (CU-T1532, c/n 188010904), was destroyed after an engine fire erupted on engine number four during takeoff at Frank Pais Airport, Cuba. Everyone on board evacuated safely.[66]

2005

28 March
Cubana Flight 4311, an Il-18D (CU-T1539, c/n 2964017102; formerly Soviet/Russian Air Force Il-22M-11), failed to lift off from Simon Bolivar Airport in Venezuela and overran the runway. All 97 passengers and crew survived. The aircraft was leased from Aero Caribbean and operated under Cubana’s service.[67]

2008

26 September
An Alada Empresa de Transportes Aereos Il-18D (D2-FFR, c/n 0393607150) experienced a runway excursion during takeoff at Cabinda Airport after a rejected takeoff caused by tire failure; no injuries were reported.

2016

19 December
An Il-18V of the Russian Air Force, registration RF-91821, crash-landed in Siberia's Yakutia region amid harsh weather, resulting in serious injuries to 16 individuals. The flight crew deviated from the standard approach path and descended until the aircraft's wings struck the summit of a snow-covered hill approximately 502 meters high in the tundra.

2018

17 September
The Russian Air Force Il-20M RF-93610, carrying 14 personnel, was downed near Latakia, Syria, during missile strikes. Subsequent investigations indicated that Syrian forces mistakenly shot down the plane.
23 November
A NPP Mir-operated Il-18Grm (54006, c/n 187009802) veered off the runway upon landing at Naryan-Mar Airport; all seven crew members survived without injury.

2023

24 June
The Russian Air Force Il-22M-11 VzPU airborne command post RA-75917 was reportedly shot down by PMC Wagner forces along the route between Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh amid the Wagner Group rebellion and their advance towards Moscow. Multiple Telegram videos and casualty reports confirmed the incident, with eight crew fatalities identified.

2024

14 January
The Russian Air Force Il-22M-11RT RF-95678 sustained severe damage—likely from a surface-to-air missile strike—while operating near Strilkove around 21:00. Despite the damage, the aircraft successfully landed in Anapa and requested emergency assistance including ambulance and fire services. A recording of the pilot coordinating emergency airport response was released by RBC-Ukraine.

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