Ilyushin II-14 crash, Oct 31, 1961 (5 killed), Sangar Rep...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on October 31, 1961 near Sangar Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Crew error during a night visual...
- Date: October 31, 1961
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Sangar Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error during a night visual approach by ground landmarks without radar control; contributing factors were the lack of a clear visual approach procedure, poor airport weather service and no radio contact between airports and the aircraft.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 14M on a cargo flight from Yakutsk to Sangar, carrying about 3,100 kg of apples, made a night visual approach in haze on 31 October 1961. The crew mistook the lit settlement of Smorodinny for Sangar, where the lights were off, and the aircraft flew into the slope of Mount Vataala Hayata. All five crew members were killed.