Ilyushin II-12 crash, Oct 12, 1948 (10 killed), Yevlakh Aran
Ilyushin II-12 accident on October 12, 1948 near Yevlakh Aran, Azerbaijan with 10 fatalities. Cause: The crew, flying blind after radio failures,...
- Date: October 12, 1948
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Yevlakh Aran, Azerbaijan
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew, flying blind after radio failures, probably descended below cloud believing they were near Baku and struck a mountain hidden in cloud.
The Aeroflot Il 12 CCCP-L1450 left Baku on 12 October 1948 on a flight toward Tbilisi and Adler with 10 people aboard. It disappeared over the Main Caucasian Range near Yevlakh after radio problems, and the wreckage was never found.