Ilyushin II-14 crash, Apr 23, 1966 (33 killed), Baku Absh...

Ilyushin II-14 accident on April 23, 1966 near Baku Absheron, Azerbaijan with 33 fatalities.

An Aeroflot airliner on a flight from Baku lost power in both engines in stormy weather about twelve minutes after takeoff. The captain tried to return to Bina airport but could not find the airfield in poor visibility, and the aircraft crashed into the Caspian Sea, killing all 33 occupants. The wreckage was located on 13 May 1966 at a depth of 23 metres.

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