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Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 near Chersky: 32 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1962 at 0632 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-61628
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Magadan – Berelekh – Zyryanka – Chersky – Bilibino
MSN:
1460 009 29
YOM:
1956
Flight number:
SU213
Location:
Chersky
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
32
Aircraft flight hours:
9868
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a flight from Magadan to Bilibino with intermediate stops at Berelekh, Zyryanka and Chersky. Due to poor weather at Bilibino, the aircraft, the crew and the passengers were grounded at Chersky for four days. Eventually, weather seemed to improve so the crew decided to depart Chersky in the morning of September 18. Few minutes after takeoff, the airplane entered a cloud area and while cruising at the altitude of 800 meters, it struck the snowy slope of Mt Belaya Strelka (975 meters high) located 46 km southeast of Chersky. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forced and a post crash fire and all 32 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to modify his route without prior permission and continued the flight at an insufficient altitude in low visibility without any visual contact with the ground.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 near Tashkent: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1962 at 1215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-91554
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Samarkand – Bukhara – Tashkent
MSN:
1470 012 06
YOM:
31
Flight number:
SU040
Location:
Tashkent
Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati)
Country:
Uzbekistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
33
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Aircraft flight hours:
11030
Circumstances:
Thirty minutes after its departure from Bukhara Airport, the right engine stopped due to the failure of the cylinder n°2. The crew informed ATC and decided to continue to Tashkent on one engine at the altitude of 2,400 meters. The flight on one engine continued for one hour and 39 minutes when the power on the left engine was inadvertently reduced by the crew. At a height of 100 meters, the crew elected to restart the right engine but the propeller went into pitch position, causing high drag. The airplane lost height and crashed in a cotton field located 34 km south of Tashkent-Yuzhny Airport. 29 people were wounded while nine passengers were killed. A day later, two other passengers died from their injuries.
Probable cause:
Failure of the second cylinder on the right engine due to poor manufacturing. A series of omissions, errors and wrong decisions on part of the flying crew led to a difficult and uncontrollable situation.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14P in Russia

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-41852
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1460 005 08
YOM:
1956
Location:
Russia
All Russia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Severely damaged on a training flight when the left flap did not extend on landing. Not repaired.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 off Santiago de Cuba: 22 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CU-T819
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Santiago de Cuba – Havana
Location:
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
22
Circumstances:
A minute after its takeoff from runway 19, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea less than one km off shore. The aircraft was destroyed and all 22 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14P in Warsaw: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
026
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Warsaw - Warsaw
MSN:
14 803 071
YOM:
1958
Location:
Warsaw
Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While taking part to an exercise in the Warsaw region and while flying at a relative low altitude, the airplane collided with a skydiver that struck the cockpit and seriously wounded the captain. The skydiver was killed and the copilot was able to complete an emergency belly landing. Some crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M in Sangar: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1961 at 1852 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-61712
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Yakutsk – Sangar
MSN:
4 34 05 03
YOM:
25
Location:
Sangar
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
7954
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Yakutsk to Sangar, carrying a load of 3,100 kilos of apples. Descending to Sangar Airport by night, while at an altitude of 600 meters, the pilot informed ground he located the airport. Twice, the airplane overflew the airfield without landing and the crew was apparently unable to determine his position with certainty. While flying at low height, the right wing struck trees and was sheared off. Out of control, the airplane crashed on the southwest slope of Mt Vataala Hayata located near the village of Smorodinny, about 8 km southeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
A general power failure occurred in Sangar few minutes before the arrival of the aircraft. Due to the night and the presence of fog, the visibility was less than 3 km and the pilots interpreted the lights of Smorodinny village as those of Sangar and thus started the approach prematurely, causing the aircraft to struck trees and to crash. For reasons unknown, the crew had not been informed by ATC that Sangar was plunged into darkness and bad weather at destination.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14P in Sosnovy Bor: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1961 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-41848
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kiev – Kazan – Sverdlovsk
MSN:
6 34 17 06
YOM:
0
Flight number:
SU411
Location:
Sosnovy Bor
Sverdlovsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Aircraft flight hours:
9100
Circumstances:
On the leg from Kazan to Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 1,200 meters, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot-in-command reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located about 120 km west of Sverdlovsk. The wreckage was found the following morning at 0800LT. All five crew members and four passengers were killed while 17 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
In-flight failure of both engines due to a fuel exhaustion. This was the result of a poor flight preparation on part of the crew who failed to fuel the aircraft with a sufficient quantity prior to departure. It was determined that a total of 1,108 kg of fuel was in the tanks, about 550 kg less than the necessary amount for this routing.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14G in Chita: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1961 at 0007 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-61732
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Irkutsk – Chita – Khabarovsk
MSN:
1470 014 31
YOM:
1957
Location:
Chita-Kadala
Zabaykalsky Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
4698
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a cargo flight from Irkutsk to Khabarovsk with an intermediate stop in Chita, carrying a load of brake linings and hoses for a total weight of 3,031 kilos. While approaching Chita-Kadala Airport by night, the airplane was too low, struck trees and crashed on the slope of Mt Cherskogo located 11 km short of runway threshold. The wreckage was found 170 meters below the summit and all five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
For unknown reason, the crew started the descent prematurely and was at an insufficient altitude of 700 meters instead of 1,200 meters when the airplane struck the mountain. Due to the lack of visibility caused by night, the crew was unable to distinguish the mountain. It was also reported that ATC assistance was inappropriate, which was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 in Stalingrad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1961 at 2052 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-41858
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Stalingrad - Stalingrad
MSN:
1460 009 40
YOM:
29
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
6940
Circumstances:
The crew (two pilots, one mechanic and one instructor) departed Stalingrad-Gumrak Airport in the evening to complete a local training mission. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb at a speed of 200 km/h and a height of 20-30 meters, the instructor decided to reduce the engine power to nominal value. The pilot-in-command noticed a loss of power on the left engine and certain that it failed, he ordered the crew to shut it down and to feather its propeller. In the mean time, the airplane banked left to an angle of 70° and then stalled before crashing in a snow covered field located 2,100 meters past the runway end. The mechanic was killed while three other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the instructor decided to reduce the power of the left engine without informing the rest of the crew, which is non compliant to the published procedures. Due to lack of communication, the pilot-in-command interpreted the loss of power for an engine failure. According to procedures, the instructor was not authorized to simulate an engine failure, in fact to reduce the engine power, below the minimum safe altitude of 1,000 meters. Also, his experience on this type of aircraft and in night time conditions was insufficient (176 hours), which was considered as contributing factors, as well as the fact that the captain failed to check his performances.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 in Sofia: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Bulgarian Air Force - Bulgarski Voennov Azdushni Sili
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Vakarel
Sofia Province
Country:
Bulgaria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On approach to Sofia in poor weather conditions, the aircraft descended below the prescribed altitude, struck power cables and crashed in a field located in Vakarel, 27 km southeast of Sofia Airport. All 5 crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
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