Narrative:
Aeroflot flight 2953, an Ilyushin Il-14P, crashed into the sea about four minutes after takeoff from Makhachkala Airport.
At an altitude of 350-400 m, a sudden emergency occurred, which led to an involuntary descent at a high vertical speed and a collision with the water surface at a steep angle.
Cause: A collision of the aircraft with a flock of large birds, which led to the destruction of the cockpit, possible injuries to the crew and involuntary descent of the aircraft.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 10 December 1969 |
| Time: | 18:33 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-14P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Georgia |
| Registration: | CCCP-52010 |
| MSN: | 703101 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20481 |
| Cycles: | 18670 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3, 5 km off Makhachkala ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Makhachkala Airport (MCX/URML), Russia |
| Astrakhan Airport (ASF/URWA), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 2953 |
Aeroflot flight 2953, an Ilyushin Il-14P, crashed into the sea about four minutes after takeoff from Makhachkala Airport.
At an altitude of 350-400 m, a sudden emergency occurred, which led to an involuntary descent at a high vertical speed and a collision with the water surface at a steep angle.
Probable Cause:
Cause: A collision of the aircraft with a flock of large birds, which led to the destruction of the cockpit, possible injuries to the crew and involuntary descent of the aircraft.
Classification:
Bird strikeLoss 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 Makhachkala Airport to Astrakhan Airport as the crow flies is 384 km (240 miles).
Distance from Makhachkala Airport to Astrakhan Airport as the crow flies is 384 km (240 miles).
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