Ilyushin II-12 crash, Oct 1, 1957 (27 killed), Aksha Zaba...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on October 1, 1957 near Aksha Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia with 27 fatalities. Cause: The crew lost orientation and misused...
- Date: October 1, 1957
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: Aksha Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 27
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew lost orientation and misused direction finding equipment, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 12P on a Moscow to Khabarovsk service lost its bearings on the night leg from Irkutsk to Chita and drifted south of its route. After running out of fuel it made three unsuccessful landing attempts, and on a fourth it struck trees on a wooded hill and crashed. Of the 28 people on board, 27 were killed and one passenger was seriously injured.