Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 November 1953
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12P
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L1367
Location: 5,5 km SE of Magdagachi Airport (GDG) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
An Il-12 aircraft experienced a significant altitude loss during an en-route approach to Khabarovsk due to a pressure setting error. The aircraft subsequently crashed inverted, resulting in significant damage.An Il-12 aircraft experienced a significant altitude loss during an en-route approach to Khabarovsk due to a pressure setting error. The aircraft subsequently crashed inverted, resulting in significant damage.
Description
The Il-12 operated on a mail flight from Irkutsk to Khabarovsk with en route stops at Chita and Magdagachi. On approach to Magdagachi, a wrong pressure had been selected on the left altimeter, causing it to show an altitude 55 metres higher than actual. During the night-time approach the aircraft touched trees 5,620 metres from the airport. The left wing separated and the aircraft , crashed inverted 358 metres further on.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=920http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=920Primary Cause
Pressure setting error on the left altimeter during an en-route approach.Pressure setting error on the left altimeter during an en-route approach.Share on:
