Narrative:
The Il-12 operated on a mail flight from Irkutsk to Khabarovsk with en route stops at Chita and Magdagachi.
On approach to Magdagachi, a wrong pressure had been selected on the left altimeter, causing it to show an altitude 55 metres higher than actual.
During the night-time approach the aircraft touched trees 5,620 metres from the airport. The left wing separated and the aircraft , crashed inverted 358 metres further on.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 4 November 1953 |
| Time: | 21:55 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1367 |
| MSN: | 30090 |
| First flight: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4204 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5,5 km (3.4 mls) SE of Magdagachi Airport (GDG) ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Chita Airport (HTA/UIAA), Russia |
| Magdagachi Airport (GDG/UHBI), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 5 |
The Il-12 operated on a mail flight from Irkutsk to Khabarovsk with en route stops at Chita and Magdagachi.
On approach to Magdagachi, a wrong pressure had been selected on the left altimeter, causing it to show an altitude 55 metres higher than actual.
During the night-time approach the aircraft touched trees 5,620 metres from the airport. The left wing separated and the aircraft , crashed inverted 358 metres further on.
Classification:
Wrong altimeter setting Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
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 Chita Airport to Magdagachi Airport as the crow flies is 848 km (530 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Chita Airport to Magdagachi Airport as the crow flies is 848 km (530 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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