Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 November 1957
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14P
Owner/operator: Romanian Government
Registration Number: YR-PCC
Location: Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Il-14 aircraftIl-14 aircraft
Category: Accident
On November 14, 2000, a Romanian Air Force Il-14 aircraft crashed while approaching Moscow-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) due to heavy fog. Three crew members and a passenger, former Romanian Foreign Minister Gregore Preoteasa, were killed. The aircraft carried a delegation of the Romanian state and party leadership, including the future Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu.On November 14, 2000, a Romanian Air Force Il-14 aircraft crashed while approaching Moscow-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) due to heavy fog. Three crew members and a passenger, former Romanian Foreign Minister Gregore Preoteasa, were killed. The aircraft carried a delegation of the Romanian state and party leadership, including the future Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu.
Description
The Romanian Government Il-14 struck treetops in fog and crashed while approaching Moscow-Vnukovo Airport (VKO). Three crew members and a passenger, former Romanian Foreign Minister Gregore Preoteasa, were killed. The airplane carried a delegation of the Romanian state and party leadership, among them the future Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ykMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crashed&pg=5569%2C1013072https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ykMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crashed&pg=5569%2C1013072Primary Cause
Heavy fog conditions and the aircraft?s approach into the fog created a hazardous environment, leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash.Heavy fog conditions and the aircraft?s approach into the fog created a hazardous environment, leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash.Share on:
