Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 March 1976
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14LIK
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-61756
Location: 53 km NE of Ashgabat Airport (ASB) –
ÿ Turkmenistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation SystemAircraft Navigation System
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a near-miss incident during visual flight in instrument conditions, resulting in damage to a mountain.An aircraft experienced a near-miss incident during visual flight in instrument conditions, resulting in damage to a mountain.
Description
The navaids calibration aircraft continued visual flight in instrument conditions. It struck a mountain in clouds.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=198https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=198Primary Cause
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