Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 April 1956
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L1718
Location: off Sukhumi Airport (SUI) –
ÿ Georgia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, including flight control systems and navigation systems.Aircraft control systems, including flight control systems and navigation systems.
Category: Accident
An Il-14 aircraft operating a second revenue flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Tbilisi experienced a sudden and catastrophic descent into the Black Sea near Sukhumi, resulting in damage to the aircraft.An Il-14 aircraft operating a second revenue flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Tbilisi experienced a sudden and catastrophic descent into the Black Sea near Sukhumi, resulting in damage to the aircraft.
Description
The Il-14 operated on mail flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Tbilisi. This was the airplane’s second revenue flight. The flight took off from Sukhumi at night in IMC. Shortly after takeoff, at an altitude of about 60 m, plane descended until it struck the surface of the Black Sea.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=713http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=713Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden and unexpected descent during IMC.Loss of control due to a sudden and unexpected descent during IMC.Share on:
