Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 September 1958
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12P
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L3904
Location: near Lazo, Khabarovsk region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: Il-12 aircraftIl-12 aircraft
Category: Accident
An Il-12 aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude and control during an en route stop in Okhotsk, resulting in a crash at a significant altitude. The pilot lost position due to poor weather conditions and controller failure, leading to fuel exhaustion.An Il-12 aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude and control during an en route stop in Okhotsk, resulting in a crash at a significant altitude. The pilot lost position due to poor weather conditions and controller failure, leading to fuel exhaustion.
Description
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Magadan to Khabarovsk with an en route stop at Okhotsk. En route to Khabarovsk the crew got lost. It was night and the weather conditions were poor. The controller failed to determine the position of the flight. The Il-12 ran out of fuel and crashed at a height of 850 metres into the wooded slope of a 1,050 metres high mountain in the Lazo district.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=599http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=599Primary Cause
Pilot error and controller failure due to adverse weather conditions.Pilot error and controller failure due to adverse weather conditions.Share on:
