Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 17 August 1957
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14M
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-L2071
Location: Kiev –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Right propeller of CCCP-L2071 and right wing of CCCP-L1360Right propeller of CCCP-L2071 and right wing of CCCP-L1360
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft carrying cargo from Sofia to Kiev-Zhulyany crashed after a mid-air collision near Kiev. The aircraft, CCCP-L2071, was in training at Zhulhyany Airport. The right propeller of CCCP-L2071 struck the right wing of CCCP-L1360, causing the engine to detach and impact the fuselage, resulting in a catastrophic crash.An Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft carrying cargo from Sofia to Kiev-Zhulyany crashed after a mid-air collision near Kiev. The aircraft, CCCP-L2071, was in training at Zhulhyany Airport. The right propeller of CCCP-L2071 struck the right wing of CCCP-L1360, causing the engine to detach and impact the fuselage, resulting in a catastrophic crash.
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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Mid-air collision between two Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft.Mid-air collision between two Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft.Share on:
