Ilyushin II-12 crash, May 13, 1949 (25 killed), Novosibir...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on May 13, 1949 near Novosibirsk Novosibirsk oblast, Russia with 25 fatalities. Cause: Lightning strike during approach in...
- Date: May 13, 1949
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Novosibirsk Novosibirsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Lightning strike during approach in thunderstorm conditions
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 12 on a scheduled passenger flight crashed while descending to Novosibirsk on 13 May 1949. The aircraft was caught in thunderstorm weather and was struck by lightning on approach, which incapacitated the copilot and flight engineer. It banked and dove into a field about 12 km from the airport, where it was destroyed by impact and fire, killing all 25 people on board.