Ilyushin II-12 crash, Sep 27, 1954 (29 killed), Novosibir...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on September 27, 1954 near Novosibirsk-Severny Novosibirsk oblast, Russia with 29 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: September 27, 1954
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Novosibirsk-Severny Novosibirsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a night approach in fog. The investigation cited the crew's decision to land in minimal weather, the controller's failure to warn the crew about the fog, and the lack of radio equipment at the airport to communicate with aircraft approaching from the south.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-12 on a scheduled service from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Moscow crashed during a night approach to Novosibirsk-Severny Airport on 27 September 1954. The crew had no visual contact with the ground, the pilot continued below decision height in fog, and the aircraft hit trees short of the runway. All 29 people on board were killed.