Ilyushin II-14 crash, Jun 5, 1961 (5 killed), Chita-Kadal...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on June 5, 1961 near Chita-Kadala Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia with 5 fatalities. Cause: The crew had begun descending too soon, as...
- Date: June 5, 1961
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Chita-Kadala Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew had begun descending too soon, as stated in the Wikipedia list of Aeroflot accidents in the 1960s
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 14G cargo flight struck trees and crashed on a mountainside about 11 km short of the runway at Chita Kadala on 5 June 1961. All five crew members were killed. The crew had begun the descent too soon.