- | 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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