Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 July 1947
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12P
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L1317
Location: Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a rapid loss of speed following an engine failure during takeoff from Vnukovo Airport. The pilot attempted a return to Vnukovo, but the aircraft descended to a low altitude, impacting multiple houses on the western outskirts of Pykhtino.An aircraft experienced a rapid loss of speed following an engine failure during takeoff from Vnukovo Airport. The pilot attempted a return to Vnukovo, but the aircraft descended to a low altitude, impacting multiple houses on the western outskirts of Pykhtino.
Description
The airplane lost speed following engine failure on takeoff from Vnukovo Airport. The pilot tried to return to Vnukovo, but the aircraft lost height, touched tree tops and the roof of a house on the western outskirts of Pykhtino and crashed into another house.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=668https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=668Primary Cause
Engine failure during takeoff.Engine failure during takeoff.Share on:
