Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 30 December 1958
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14M
Owner/operator: Polyarnaya Aviatsiya
Registration Number: CCCP-04196
Location: 65 km from Hatanga, Krasnoyarsk region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An Il-14 aircraft experienced a significant incident during polar night flight, deviating from its planned route and impacting a hill near Khatanga Airport. The descent was initiated too early, resulting in a crash and subsequent fire.An Il-14 aircraft experienced a significant incident during polar night flight, deviating from its planned route and impacting a hill near Khatanga Airport. The descent was initiated too early, resulting in a crash and subsequent fire.
Description
The Il-14 operated on a flight from Pevek to Moscow with en route stops at Mys Kosistyy and Khatanga. While flying during the polar night the aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight path to the left by 38 km. Descent was commenced too early, causing the aircraft to impact the slope of a 340 m high hill, located 65 km from Khatanga Airport. The aircraft came to rest upside down after some 400 metres and caught fire.
Primary Cause
Deviation from planned flight path and early descent, leading to a crash and fire.Deviation from planned flight path and early descent, leading to a crash and fire.Share on:
