 An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18, similar to the one involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 March 1963 |
| Summary | Crashed as a result of a dust storm |
| Site | Ashkhabad (now Ashgabat) International Airport, Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Il-18V |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-75765 |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Stopover | Krasnovodsk Airport (now Turkmenbashi International Airport), Krasnovodsk (now Türkmenbaşy), Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
| Destination | Ashgabat International Airport, Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
| Passengers | 43 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 12 |
| Survivors | 42 |
Aeroflot Flight 191 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Vnukovo International Airport to Ashkhabad (now Ashgabat) International Airport, with a stopover in Krasnovodsk Airport (now Turkmenbashi International Airport). On 5 March 1963, the Ilyushin Il-18 crashed while landing at Ashgabat International Airport as a result of a dust storm. 12 of the 54 people on board were killed.