Narrative:
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Moscow to Khabarovsk. On the leg between Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk the aircraft encountered a heavy thunderstorm at 3000 m altitude. The tail section broke away in severe turbulence and the aircraft crashed inverted in a field near Komarovo.
Tail failure
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 15 September 1955 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1359 |
| MSN: | 30074 |
| First flight: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5734 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Komarovo, Kansk district ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Krasnoyarsk Severny Airport (UNKK), Russia |
| Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 5 |
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Moscow to Khabarovsk. On the leg between Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk the aircraft encountered a heavy thunderstorm at 3000 m altitude. The tail section broke away in severe turbulence and the aircraft crashed inverted in a field near Komarovo.
Classification:
TurbulenceTail failure
Loss of control
Sources:
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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 Krasnoyarsk Severny Airport to Irkutsk Airport as the crow flies is 850 km (531 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Krasnoyarsk Severny Airport to Irkutsk Airport as the crow flies is 850 km (531 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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