Ilyushin II-14 crash, Oct 20, 1963 (7 killed), Graham Bel...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on October 20, 1963 near Graham Bell Island Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia with 7 fatalities. Cause: The crew did not follow ice...
- Date: October 20, 1963
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Graham Bell Island Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew did not follow ice reconnaissance rules and flew below the weather minimum near glacier covered high ground, and the aircraft struck a glacier slope.
An Aeroflot Polar Aviation Ilyushin Il 14 on an ice reconnaissance flight from Nagurskoye flew into the slope of a glacier on Graham Bell Island in Franz Josef Land in poor visibility. The aircraft was destroyed and burned, and all seven people on board were killed. The wreckage was found on 23 October 1963.