Ilyushin II-14 crash, Aug 30, 1957 (7 killed), Lviv Lviv...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on August 30, 1957 near Lviv Lviv Oblast, Ukraine with 7 fatalities. Cause: Loss of spatial orientation while flying under VFR...
- Date: August 30, 1957
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Lviv Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of spatial orientation while flying under VFR in IMC conditions.
Shortly after leaving Lviv, the Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 14 cargo flight entered cloud and the crew lost orientation at low altitude. The crew tried to return, and the aircraft struck a wooded hill 7.5 km south of the airport. All seven people on board died.