Ilyushin II-12 crash, Aug 11, 1950 (4 killed), Sverdlovsk...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on August 11, 1950 near Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia with 4 fatalities. Cause: The cause was pilot error..
- Date: August 11, 1950
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was pilot error.
The Il 12P was on approach to Sverdlovsk Koltsovo at night in fog on 11 August 1950 when it dropped below the glide path. It struck treetops short of the runway and crashed in a meadow, killing four people and injuring the rest of the occupants.