Narrative:
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Moscow to Khabarovsk with en route stops at Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk. En route to Irkutsk the left engine suffered a loss of oil and caught fire. The fire was extinguished by an emergency descent, but the aircraft was not able to continue on one engine, although part of the cargo was jettisoned. While approaching a field for a forced landing the left wing hit a tree on a hill, after which the aircraft came down in a forest, caught fire and burnt out.
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 21 July 1949 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1714 |
| MSN: | 83012811 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Marga, Nizhneudinsk district, Irkutsk region ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA/UNKL), Russia |
| Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Russia |
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Moscow to Khabarovsk with en route stops at Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk. En route to Irkutsk the left engine suffered a loss of oil and caught fire. The fire was extinguished by an emergency descent, but the aircraft was not able to continue on one engine, although part of the cargo was jettisoned. While approaching a field for a forced landing the left wing hit a tree on a hill, after which the aircraft came down in a forest, caught fire and burnt out.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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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 Airport to Irkutsk Airport as the crow flies is 879 km (549 miles).
Distance from Krasnoyarsk Airport to Irkutsk Airport as the crow flies is 879 km (549 miles).
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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Ilyushin Il-12
- 663 built
- 13th loss
- 9th fatal accident
- 2nd worst accident (at the time)
- 16th worst accident (currently)
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