Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 2 January 1979
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14FKM
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-04193
Location: Molodezhnaya –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin 14FKM aircraft, operating for the 24th Soviet Antarctic expedition, descended rapidly due to wind shear, resulting in a left bank impact against a glacier.An Ilyushin 14FKM aircraft, operating for the 24th Soviet Antarctic expedition, descended rapidly due to wind shear, resulting in a left bank impact against a glacier.
Description
The Ilyushin 14FKM operated transportation flights for participants of the 24th Soviet Antarctic expedition. The ski-equipped IL-14 took off from the ice runway at Molodezhnaya Ice Station. At an altitude of 70-80 meters above the ground the plane suddenly descended in a left bank until it impacted a glacier. Investigation revealed that the airplane was caught in a wind shear.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
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