Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 July 1973
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-91534
Location: 53 km S of Shakhtersk –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Il-14 aircraftIl-14 aircraft
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin 14 passenger plane crashed after entering a mountain near Shakhtersk, Russia, resulting in the deaths of all 13 passengers and five crew members. The flight controller initially misjudged the aircraft?s altitude and descent, leading to it entering a cloud bank and colliding with Mount Krasnov.An Ilyushin 14 passenger plane crashed after entering a mountain near Shakhtersk, Russia, resulting in the deaths of all 13 passengers and five crew members. The flight controller initially misjudged the aircraft?s altitude and descent, leading to it entering a cloud bank and colliding with Mount Krasnov.
Description
An Ilyushin 14 passenger plane, CCCP-91534, was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain south of Shakhtersk, Russia. All 13 passengers and five crew members were killed. The Il-14 crew started a premature descent towards Shakhtersk. The controller at Shakhtersk thought the flight was on approach, while it was still over 50 km out. He cleared the flight for a visual approach and gave descent instructions. The airplane entered clouds and flew into the side of Mount Krasnov (altitude 1093 m) at an altitude of 950 meters.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=194https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=194Primary Cause
Controller misjudgment of altitude and descent, resulting in a rapid and uncontrolled descent into a cloud bank.Controller misjudgment of altitude and descent, resulting in a rapid and uncontrolled descent into a cloud bank.Share on:
