- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: December 21, 1971
Time: 2332
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Operator: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Sofia IAP - Algiers
AC Type: Ilyushin IL-18B
Registration: LZ-BES
cn / ln: 185008104
Aboard: 73   (passengers:62  crew:11)
Fatalities: 28   (passengers:26  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed in adverse weather conditions shortly after taking off. Technicians failed to comply with maintenance procedure and it was determined that the aileron control cables were not properly connected.
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