ČSA Flight 511 was a flight operated by an Ilyushin Il-18 that crashed in

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near

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on 28 March 1961 while flying across

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.ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18V OK-OAD Nürnberg
/ref> A German investigation commission stated that the primary cause of the accident was

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or an

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malfunction. Soviet investigators refused this conclusion and stated that the accident was caused by an explosion near the tail of the plane.

References

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1961 1961 in Czechoslovakia Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18

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