Narrative:
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Moscow to Sochi with an en route stop at Krasnodar. The aircraft was descending over the Black Sea towards Sochi when it was hit by a lightning strike at an altitude of 900 metres. The left rear fuel tank exploded and a fire erupted. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the Black Sea off Tuapse.
Loss of control
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 1951 |
| Time: | 15:32 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1811 |
| MSN: | 93013310 |
| First flight: | 1949 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1346 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 2 km off Tuapse ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Krasnodar Airport (KRR/URKK), Russia |
| Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS), Russia |
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Moscow to Sochi with an en route stop at Krasnodar. The aircraft was descending over the Black Sea towards Sochi when it was hit by a lightning strike at an altitude of 900 metres. The left rear fuel tank exploded and a fire erupted. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the Black Sea off Tuapse.
Classification:
Lightningstrike Loss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Krasnodar Airport to Adler/Sochi Airport as the crow flies is 186 km (116 miles).
Distance from Krasnodar Airport to Adler/Sochi Airport as the crow flies is 186 km (116 miles).
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