Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 17 August 1957
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14D
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-L1360
Location: Kiev –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Right propeller of Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft and right wing of Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft.Right propeller of Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft and right wing of Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A two Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft, CCCP-L2071 and CCCP-L1360, crashed near Kiev following a mid-air collision. CCCP-L2071 was on a cargo flight from Sofia to Kiev-Zhulyany, while CCCP-L1360 was engaged in a training flight at Zhulhyany Airport. Both aircraft collided at an altitude of approximately 250-300 meters, with the right propeller of CCCP-L2071 striking the right wing of CCCP-L1360. The engine detached, impacting the fuselage and cutting off the cockpit. The wreckage fell onto two houses 300 meters from the crash site.A two Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft, CCCP-L2071 and CCCP-L1360, crashed near Kiev following a mid-air collision. CCCP-L2071 was on a cargo flight from Sofia to Kiev-Zhulyany, while CCCP-L1360 was engaged in a training flight at Zhulhyany Airport. Both aircraft collided at an altitude of approximately 250-300 meters, with the right propeller of CCCP-L2071 striking the right wing of CCCP-L1360. The engine detached, impacting the fuselage and cutting off the cockpit. The wreckage fell onto two houses 300 meters from the crash site.
Description
Two Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft (CCCP-L2071 and CCCP-L1360) crashed following a mid-air collision near Kiev. CCCP-L2071 operated on a cargo flight from Sofia to Kiev-Zhulyany. While the aircraft was approaching the destination airport, CCCP-L1360 was engaged in a training flight at Zhulhyany Airport. Both aircraft collided at an altitude of some 250-300 metres. The right propeller of CCCP-L2071 hit the right wing of CCCP-L1360. The engine detached, hit the fuselage and cut off the cockpit. The wreck fell on two houses 300 metres from where CCCP-L1360 crashed.
Source of Information
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