| - | 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. |
Sources
Copyright © Richard Kebabjian / www.planecrashinfo.com