Ilyushin II-14 crash, Nov 5, 1966 (7 killed), Estenc Alpe...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on November 5, 1966 near Estenc Alpes-Maritimes, France with 7 fatalities. Cause: The crew was unaware of the wind drift and...
- Date: November 5, 1966
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Estenc Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew was unaware of the wind drift and misunderstood a turn instruction in poor night weather, and the aircraft struck a mountain slope.
An Air Mali Ilyushin Il 14 on a ferry flight from Minsk to Bamako struck the slope of Mount L'Avalanche near Estenc in the Alpes Maritimes while flying at night in poor weather. All seven people on board, five crew and two mechanics, were killed.