Ilyushin II-12 crash, Oct 5, 1952 (24 killed), Skvoritsy...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on October 5, 1952 near Skvoritsy Leningrad oblast, Russia with 24 fatalities. Cause: Air traffic control failed to ensure...
- Date: October 5, 1952
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Skvoritsy Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Air traffic control failed to ensure separation between the two aircraft in the same corridor
An Il-12 approaching Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport and a Douglas TS-62 that had just departed the same airport were flying in the same corridor at different altitudes. The two aircraft collided at about 1,200 meters and crashed near Skvoritsy, about 23 km southwest of the airport. All 31 people aboard both aircraft were killed.