Date:	Monday 19 November 2001
Time:	21:19
Type:	Ilyushin Il-18V
Owner/operator:	IRS Aero
Registration:	RA-75840
MSN:	182005301
Year of manufacture:	1962
Total airframe hrs:	11617 hours
Cycles:	5582 flights
Engine model:	Ivchenko AI-20M
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	25 km SE of Kalyazin -   Russia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Khatgal Airport (HTM/ZMHG)
Destination airport:	Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The Il-18 left Khatanga at 16:07 for a flight to Moscow. The aircraft crashed after a steep descent from 7800 m due to a malfunction in the elevator control system while flying under auto-pilot.
Close to the ground the crew was able to recover from the dive, but the height was insufficient for a full recovery and the aircraft impacted a snow-covered field.
During the investigation serious violations of the regulations on aircraft maintenance and organization of flights were uncovered.

AP
Avia.ru
ITAR-TASS
MAK Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC)

photo (c) Luis Rosa; Faro Airport (FAO); May 2000

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