Ilyushin II-12 crash, Aug 7, 1957 (1 killed), Magdagachi...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on August 7, 1957 near Magdagachi Amur oblast, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: The captain continued the approach at a high rate...
- Date: August 7, 1957
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Magdagachi Amur oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain continued the approach at a high rate of descent despite the copilot's suggestion to go around.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 12P on a scheduled flight to Magdagachi struck approach lights and crashed short of the runway during the landing approach in poor weather. The flight engineer was killed and the other occupants were injured, the copilot seriously.