Ilyushin II-12 crash, Oct 27, 1957 (1 killed), SP-7 Polar...
Ilyushin II-12 accident on October 27, 1957 near SP-7 Polar Station, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft was too low on final approach in poor...
- Date: October 27, 1957
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-12
- Location: SP-7 Polar Station, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft was too low on final approach in poor visibility at night.
An Ilyushin Il 12P on a cargo flight from Mys Chelyuskin to polar station SP 7 flew too low on final approach at night in low cloud and poor visibility. Its left wing struck ice hummocks about 3 km short of the runway and the aircraft crashed. Six crew were injured and rescued about 21 hours later, and one of them died five days later.