Narrative:
The Il-14 operated on a regular passenger service from Moscow-Vnukovo to Baku, Azerbaijan with intermediate stops at Voronezh and Stalingrad (now named Volgograd).
It was raining at Stalingrad with low clouds but visibility was sufficient to conduct a visual landing. The flight had descended to a height of 400 m on finals when contact was lost. The airplane descended, rolling to the right until it struck a snow covered field and burned.
Investigators were not able to conclude what had caused the accident. However it was deemed possible that the airplane had been struck by machine gun or rifle fire from the ground. Five round holes of a diameter of 10 mm and 35 where found in the flight deck. Also, other crews had complained about the arms being fired from a military training facility beneath the approach path.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 18 January 1959 |
| Time: | 03:33 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-14P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Azerbaijan |
| Registration: | CCCP-41863 |
| MSN: | 146000701 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3922 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) from Stalingrad (VOG) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Voronezh Airport (VOZ/UUOO), Russia |
| Stalingrad Airport (VOG/URWW), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 205 |
The Il-14 operated on a regular passenger service from Moscow-Vnukovo to Baku, Azerbaijan with intermediate stops at Voronezh and Stalingrad (now named Volgograd).
It was raining at Stalingrad with low clouds but visibility was sufficient to conduct a visual landing. The flight had descended to a height of 400 m on finals when contact was lost. The airplane descended, rolling to the right until it struck a snow covered field and burned.
Investigators were not able to conclude what had caused the accident. However it was deemed possible that the airplane had been struck by machine gun or rifle fire from the ground. Five round holes of a diameter of 10 mm and 35 where found in the flight deck. Also, other crews had complained about the arms being fired from a military training facility beneath the approach path.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» airdisaster.ru
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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 Voronezh Airport to Stalingrad Airport as the crow flies is 492 km (307 miles).
Distance from Voronezh Airport to Stalingrad Airport as the crow flies is 492 km (307 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Ilyushin Il-14
- 1122 built
- 23rd loss
- 21st fatal accident
- 2nd worst accident (at the time)
- 15th worst accident (currently)
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