Ilyushin II-14 crash, Jun 23, 1969 (24 killed), Yukhnov K...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on June 23, 1969 near Yukhnov Kaluga oblast, Russia with 24 fatalities. Cause: The Il 14 crew climbed without air traffic...
- Date: June 23, 1969
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Yukhnov Kaluga oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Il 14 crew climbed without air traffic control clearance into the altitude used by an An 12 formation, and the two aircraft collided in mid air.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il 14M on flight SU831 climbed without ATC clearance in poor weather and collided in mid air with an Antonov An 12 of the Soviet Air Force near Yukhnov. Both aircraft crashed about 800 m apart, killing all 120 occupants.