Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff the right propeller developed negative thrust due to a malfunction. The crew was not able to counteract as the altitude was too low, and the aircraft crashed in a forest 1,350 metres behind the runway threshold and 310 metres to the right of the runway's extended centreline.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 February 1970 |
| Time: | 20:35 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-14M |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-61637 |
| MSN: | 146000937 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1,3 km (0.8 mls) from Ust-Maya Airport ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Ust-Maya Airport (UMS/UEMU), Russia |
| Yakutsk Airport (YKS/UEEE), Russia |
Shortly after takeoff the right propeller developed negative thrust due to a malfunction. The crew was not able to counteract as the altitude was too low, and the aircraft crashed in a forest 1,350 metres behind the runway threshold and 310 metres to the right of the runway's extended centreline.
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Distance from Ust-Maya Airport to Yakutsk Airport as the crow flies is 313 km (196 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Ust-Maya Airport to Yakutsk Airport as the crow flies is 313 km (196 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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