Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 1 January 1966
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14P
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-61618
Location: 60 km NW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Right-hand engineRight-hand engine
Category: Accident
A flight encountered a severe malfunction involving a right-hand engine failure en route between Magadan and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The aircraft was flying at a high altitude of 3300 meters, and the crew considered diverting to Sobolevo, but the runway was covered with snow, leading to a decision to continue to the destination airport. The flight lost altitude rapidly, eventually reaching 2900 meters after passing Sobolevo, with a minimum altitude of 3100 meters. The copilot suggested a gear-up landing on the snow-covered runway at Ust-Bolsheretsk, but the captain chose to continue to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The aircraft entered turbulent conditions and collided with Mount Yurchik, 10 meters below the summit, at an elevation of approximately 2049 meters.A flight encountered a severe malfunction involving a right-hand engine failure en route between Magadan and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The aircraft was flying at a high altitude of 3300 meters, and the crew considered diverting to Sobolevo, but the runway was covered with snow, leading to a decision to continue to the destination airport. The flight lost altitude rapidly, eventually reaching 2900 meters after passing Sobolevo, with a minimum altitude of 3100 meters. The copilot suggested a gear-up landing on the snow-covered runway at Ust-Bolsheretsk, but the captain chose to continue to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The aircraft entered turbulent conditions and collided with Mount Yurchik, 10 meters below the summit, at an elevation of approximately 2049 meters.

Description

En route between Magadan and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, the right hand engine failed. It was flying at an altitude of 3300 m at the time. The crew considered diverting to Sobolevo but the runway there was covered with snow. It was decided to continue to the destination airport. Altitude was gradually lost and the flight was at 2900 m after passing Sobolevo. Minimum altitude in the area was 3100 m. The copilot suggested to make a gear-up landing on the snow covered runway at Ust-Bolsheretsk, but the captain decided to continue to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. He attempted to evade high terrain but the plane entered an area of snowfall and turbulence. The flight continued to lose altitude in increasingly turbulent conditions. It collided with Mount Yurchik, 10 m below the summit, at an elevation of about 2049 m.

Source of Information

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Primary Cause

Right-hand engine failure.Right-hand engine failure.

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