Ilyushin II-14 crash, Sep 2, 1960 (18 killed), Fedorovska...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on September 2, 1960 near Fedorovskaya Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia with 18 fatalities. Cause: Aircraft was flying too low in bad...
- Date: September 2, 1960
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Fedorovskaya Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Aircraft was flying too low in bad weather and struck the slope of Mt Belaya.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 14 on a special polar research flight from Mys Schmidta to Moscow struck the slope of Mt Belaya near Fedorovskaya, about 315 km southwest of Arkhangelsk, while flying at too low an altitude in poor weather. All 18 people on board were killed.