Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307 [SEP] point in time
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Moscow in the Soviet Union, that crashed on its final approach to Moscows Sheremetyevo Airport on 3 March 1973, killing all 25 passengers and crew on board.
Aircraft.
The aircraft involved was an Ilyushin Il-18V, registration LZ-BEM. With manufacturer's serial number 182005602, it first flew in 1962.
Description of the accident.
The aircraft was completing an international scheduled passenger flight from
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Events March.
- March 3 – Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307, an Ilyushin Il-18, crashes in the Soviet Union at Skhodnya while on final approach to Moscows Sheremetyevo Airport due to significant icing on its tailplane. All 25 people on board die.
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