Narrative:
The airplane crashed onto the frozen Lake Ukshozero, shortly after takeoff. The six crew members and one passenger died in the crash. Debris partially sunk. The crew likely lost spatial orientation after entering clouds following a failure of the artificial horizon.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 4 March 1978 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-14 |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) N of Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES/ULPB), Russia |
| Vaskovo Airport (ULAH), Russia |
The airplane crashed onto the frozen Lake Ukshozero, shortly after takeoff. The six crew members and one passenger died in the crash. Debris partially sunk. The crew likely lost spatial orientation after entering clouds following a failure of the artificial horizon.
Classification:
ADI issues Loss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ruPhotos
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 Petrozavodsk Airport to Vaskovo Airport as the crow flies is 420 km (263 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Petrozavodsk Airport to Vaskovo Airport as the crow flies is 420 km (263 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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