Date:	Friday 22 July 1960
Time:	07:40
Type:	VEB 14P
Owner/operator:	Volksarmee
Registration:	400
MSN:	14803004
Year of manufacture:	1957
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Vockerode -   Germany
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Dessau Airfield (EDAD)
Destination airport:	Dessau Airfield (EDAD)

Narrative:
The ill-fated IL-14 was on a weather observation flight out of Dessau. It departed about 07:30. The captain decided to carry on VFR below low clouds and in deteriorating visibility instead of climbing IFR. The IL-14 subsequently crashed into one of four 500 ft chimneys on Vockerode powerstation, 12 km north-east of Dessau Airbase at 07:40. The right wing/engine impacted the chimney and the left wing was torn off as a result of the rapid deceleration. The entire crew of six, plus one powerplant worker were killed.

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