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Crash of an Ilyushin II-14RR near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: 9 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1976 at 1656 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-61752
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
MSN:
1470 012 47
YOM:
1957
Location:
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Aircraft flight hours:
6627
Aircraft flight cycles:
4927
Circumstances:
While approaching Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport by night on a survey flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the crew encountered limited visibility and marginal weather conditions. At an altitude of 850 metres, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Ostraya (910 metres high) located 12,5 km from the airport. The wreckage was found three days later. Two passengers (two hydrologists) were found alive while nine other occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
A succession of errors on part of the crew led the aircraft following a wrong track on approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport. The lack of visibility and poor weather conditions were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14LIK near Ashgabat: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1976 at 0735 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-61756
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Calibration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ashgabat - Ashgabat
MSN:
1470 012 50
YOM:
1957
Location:
Ashgabat
Ashgabat City District
Country:
Turkmenistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
16199
Circumstances:
After departure from Ashgabat Airport, the crew completed several circuits and calibration missions in the region of the Ashgabat Airport. While cruising at an altitude of 990 metres about 50 km from Ashgabat, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Uldepe (1,631 metres high). The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all six crew members were killed. The Ilyushin II-14 version LIK (Lyotno-izmeritelnyy Kompleks) is a special version for calibration mission only.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions and neglected published and approved procedures. A lack of discipline and a low visibility were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14P in Sibiu: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1976
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
YR-ILO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14 803 061
YOM:
1958
Location:
Sibiu
Sibiu
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On final approach to Sibiu Airport, the airplane struck the ground 1,169 metres short of runway 09 and came to rest in flames. Three occupants were injured while six others were killed.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M near Bagdarin: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1975 at 1027 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-52056
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Geographical / Geophysical / Scientific
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Chita - Bagdarin
MSN:
7 34 28 04
YOM:
1957
Location:
Bagdarin
Republic of Buryatia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Aircraft flight hours:
16396
Aircraft flight cycles:
9689
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a special mission on behalf of the Voyekova Geophysical Observatory, carrying a crew of five and six passengers, among them three employees of the observatory. Following a successfully mission consisting of thunderstorm observation, the crew was approaching Bagdarin when he encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and heavy rain falls. While descending to an altitude of 600 meters in clouds, the airplane struck tree tops, stalled and crashed in flames in a wooded area located on the slope of a mountain (827 meters high), about 28 km from the Bagdarin Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
Poor approach planning on part of the crew who failed to follow the approved procedures and adopted a wrong approach configuration, causing the aircraft to descend to an unsafe altitude over mountainous area and in poor weather conditions. The lack of visibility due to clouds and rain was considered as a contributing factor as well as a poor ATC assistance.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M in Kiev: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1974 at 1528 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-91515
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Calibration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kiev - Donetsk - Voroshilovgrad
MSN:
1470 014 25
YOM:
1957
Location:
Kiev-Zhuliany-Igor Sikorsky
Kiev oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
19892
Aircraft flight cycles:
16481
Circumstances:
The crew departed Kiev-Zhuliany Airport bound for Donetsk and Voroshilovgrad on a calibration flight. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the pilot informed ATC about a fire on the right engine. The crew was cleared to return for an emergency landing but the situation deteriorated quickly when the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in a field located 10,8 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine that caught fire during initial climb after a fuel line ruptured, maybe due to fatigue cracks or corrosion.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14P in Ust-Kuyga

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-52053
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
047704110
YOM:
1957
Location:
Ust-Kuyga
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the crew started the braking procedure when the flight engineer inadvertently raised the landing gear. The aircraft sank on its belly and slid for dozen meters before coming to rest. All 18 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Inadvertent raise of the undercarriage after landing.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 near Shakhtersk: 18 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-91534
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Shakhtersk - Okha
MSN:
1470 011 50
YOM:
1957
Location:
Shakhtersk
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Aircraft flight hours:
26509
Aircraft flight cycles:
12772
Circumstances:
The crew started the descent to Shakhtersk Airport in poor weather conditions with low clouds. At an altitude of 950 meters, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Krasnova (1,093 meters high) located about 53 km south of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 18 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew started the descent prematurely, approximately 15 to 20 km too early, causing the aircraft to approach below the MDA. Due to low clouds, the crew was unable to distinguish the mountain.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M on Jokhov Island

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-04192
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7 34 34 07
YOM:
1957
Location:
Jokhov Island
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful survey flight over the region of the Jokhov Island, the crew landed on the island when the airplane exploded, caught and came to rest in flames. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
It was determined that an electric box caught fire in the cargo compartment and fuel drums later exploded.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 in Guiyang

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
644
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Guiyang
Guizhou
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
29
Circumstances:
While approaching Guiyang Airport, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain. All 29 occupants have been killed.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 near Smolyan: 35 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1972 at 2002 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
LZ-ILA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Burgas - Sofia
MSN:
1460 010 46
YOM:
1956
Location:
Smolyan
Smolyan
Country:
Bulgaria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
31
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
35
Circumstances:
During the preflight briefing, the crew was informed about poor weather conditions in Sofia and that the visibility was below minima. The airplane departed Burgas Airport at 1901LT and en route, the captain decided to divert to Plovdiv where weather conditions were considered as better. First radio contact with approach control in Plovdiv was established at 1950LT and the crew was cleared to descent. Twelve minutes later, while descending by night and limited visibility, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Rhodopes Mountain Range, near the city Smolyan. The wreckage was found few hours later about 56 km southwest of Plovdiv Airport. All 35 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the first radio contact was established with a civilian controller at 1950LT. Four minutes later, this controller was relieved by a military controller who cleared the crew to descent without knowing the exact position of the airplane that descended below the minimum descent altitude. The lack of visibility was considered as a contributing factor.
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