Ilyushin II-14 crash, Mar 4, 1978 (7 killed), Petrozavods...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on March 4, 1978 near Petrozavodsk Republic of Karelia, Russia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the artificial horizon...
- Date: March 4, 1978
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Petrozavodsk Republic of Karelia, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the artificial horizon after takeoff, followed by spatial disorientation of the pilot in cloud.
Military flight from Petrozavodsk to Vaskovo (Arkhangelsk). While climbing into cloud after takeoff, the pilot-in-command lost control. The aircraft dived and crashed into the frozen Urozero Lake and partly sank. All seven occupants were killed.