Ilyushin II-12 crash, Sep 15, 1955 (7 killed), Komarovo K...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on September 15, 1955 near Komarovo Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in severe turbulence...
- Date: September 15, 1955
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Komarovo Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control in severe turbulence during thunderstorm activity
Aeroflot flight SU005 from Moscow to Khabarovsk, with planned stops at Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, flew into thunderstorms at 3,000 m. Severe turbulence sent the Il-12 into a dive and it broke up in the air at 500 to 1,000 m. Debris fell near Komarovo, about 37 km south-southwest of Kansk, and all 7 occupants were killed.