Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 6 August 1955
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L5057
Location: 4 km E of Voronezh Airport (VOZ) – ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Engine No. 2 cylinderEngine No. 2 cylinder
Category: Accident
Aeroflot Flight SU214 experienced a significant incident during a turn-around flight from Stalingrad to Moscow-Vnukovo. Initial ground inspection revealed traces of oil from engine No. 2, which was cleaned and tested to confirm a leak. However, no leak was detected. Subsequently, the crew reported a loss of engine power on No. 2, leading to an engine fire. The flight was diverted to Voronezh Airport, where the wing structure weakened, causing the engine to fall from the wing at an altitude of approximately 800 meters. The plane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 4 kilometers from the runway.Aeroflot Flight SU214 experienced a significant incident during a turn-around flight from Stalingrad to Moscow-Vnukovo. Initial ground inspection revealed traces of oil from engine No. 2, which was cleaned and tested to confirm a leak. However, no leak was detected. Subsequently, the crew reported a loss of engine power on No. 2, leading to an engine fire. The flight was diverted to Voronezh Airport, where the wing structure weakened, causing the engine to fall from the wing at an altitude of approximately 800 meters. The plane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 4 kilometers from the runway.

Description

Aeroflot Flight SU214 operated on a flight from Stalingrad (now Volgograd ) to Moscow-Vnukovo (VKO). Departure from Stalingrad was at 13:29, with a delay of 29 minutes. During turn around a ground inspection revealed traces of oil from the no. 2 engine. It was cleaned and test run in order to establish if there was an oil leak. No leak was discovered. At 15:10, while en route at an altitude of 2200 m, the crew reported a loss of engine power on the no. 2 engine. The engine was on fire, but the crew was unaware. The flight diverted to Voronezh Airport (VOZ). During the approach the fire had weakened the wing structure around the engine. The burning engine fell from the wing at an altitude of about 800 m. Then the wing separated, causing the plane to enter an uncontrolled descent. It crashed 4 km from the runway. Investigation revealed that there was a fatigue crack in one of the cylinders of engine no. 2.

Source of Information

http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=602http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=602

Primary Cause

Fatigue crack in engine No. 2 cylinder.Fatigue crack in engine No. 2 cylinder.

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