Aeroflot Flight 5003 (1977)

This article is about the crash in 1977 involving an Il-18. For the accident involving an Antonov An-12 in 1967, see Aeroflot Flight 5003 (1967).
Aeroflot Flight 5003
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18 similar to the one involved in the crash
Accident
Date15 February 1977 (1977-02-15)
SummaryStalled on approach due to pilot error
SiteNear Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Krai
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-18V
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationCCCP-75520
Flight originTashkent International Airport
StopoverNukus Airport
DestinationMineralnye Vody Airport
Occupants98
Passengers92
Crew6
Fatalities77
Survivors21

Aeroflot Flight 5003 (Russian: Рейс 5003 Аэрофлота Reys 5003 Aeroflota) was a scheduled passenger flight from Tashkent to Mineralnye Vody with a stopover in Nukus; the Ilyushin 18V operating the route on 15 February 1977 crashed near the district of Mineralnye Vody while climbing after a missed approach. Of the 98 people on board, 77 perished in the crash.[1][2]

  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V CCCP-75520 Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  2. ^ "Катастрофа Ил-18В Узбекского УГА в районе Минеральных Вод". www.airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2017-03-31.