Ilyushin II-12 crash, Nov 24, 1956 (23 killed), Eglisau Z...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on November 24, 1956 near Eglisau Zurich, Switzerland with 23 fatalities. Cause: An engine failure shortly after takeoff led to...
- Date: November 24, 1956
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Eglisau Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine failure shortly after takeoff led to loss of control while the aircraft tried to return to the airport.
A CSA Ilyushin Il-12B flight 548 from Zurich to Prague lost control while climbing at night shortly after takeoff. It crashed nose first into a field at Eglisau, about 12 km north of the airport, and disintegrated on impact, killing all 23 people aboard.