Narrative:
Flew into the smooth slope of a glacier on Graham Bell Island during a polar night flight. The crew lost spatial orientation.
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 20 October 1963 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-14M |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Polar |
| Registration: | CCCP-04197 |
| MSN: | 147001326 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Survey/research |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Flew into the smooth slope of a glacier on Graham Bell Island during a polar night flight. The crew lost spatial orientation.
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