Ilyushin II-18 crash, Sep 2, 1964 (87 killed), Yuzhno-Sak...
Ilyushin II-18 accident on September 2, 1964 near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast, Russia with 87 fatalities. Cause: Premature descent by the crew,...
- Date: September 2, 1964
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-18
- Location: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 87
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Premature descent by the crew, insufficient knowledge of the approach conditions, poor flight planning and lack of radar at Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, according to the investigation findings.
Aeroflot Flight 721 from Moscow approached Yuzhno Sakhalinsk in instrument weather and descended prematurely. It struck the wooded side of Mount Ufa about 26 km northwest of the airport, killing 87 of the 93 people aboard. Six passengers were seriously injured.