Ilyushin II-12 crash, Dec 1, 1947, Taldom Moscow oblast
Ilyushin II-12 accident on December 1, 1947 near Taldom Moscow oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The left engine had been faultily assembled...
- Date: December 1, 1947
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Taldom Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The left engine had been faultily assembled and wrongly installed, and the crew reaction was inappropriate.
A Polyarnaya Aviatsiya Ilyushin Il 12 (CCCP-N439) on a positioning flight from Kimry Borki to Moscow lost power in its left engine minutes after takeoff. The crew force landed in woods near Taldom, and all five crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.