| Date: | Monday 19 December 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-14 |
| Owner/operator: | Bulgarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 81 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Vakarel -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF/LBSF) |
The Il-14 was on approach to Sofia, Bulgaria when it descended below the glide path, colliding with a high-voltage power-line near Vakarel The airplane crashed, caught fire and burnt out All 5 crew members sustained fatal injuries.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
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