Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 July 1960
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12P
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-01405
Location: Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) –
ÿ Belarus
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: Il-12 aircraftIl-12 aircraft
Category: Accident
An Il-12 aircraft crashed during takeoff from Minsk-1 Airport due to insufficient takeoff speed and excessive angle of attack on a wet runway, resulting in multiple impacts and damage.An Il-12 aircraft crashed during takeoff from Minsk-1 Airport due to insufficient takeoff speed and excessive angle of attack on a wet runway, resulting in multiple impacts and damage.
Description
The Il-12 crashed during takeoff from Minsk-1 Airport. The aircraft was not able to accelerate sufficiently duly on the rain-soaked grass runway. It lifted off below the minimum take-off speed and with a high angle of attack and bounced four times. It then banked to the left, hit a powerline and a lamp post and crashed into a motor depot, breaking up while colliding with several trucks and a fence.
Primary Cause
Insufficient takeoff speed and excessive angle of attack due to rain-soaked grass runway.Insufficient takeoff speed and excessive angle of attack due to rain-soaked grass runway.Share on:
