Ilyushin II-14 crash, Aug 1, 1981 (11 killed), Utichiy Is...
Ilyushin II-14 accident on August 1, 1981 near Utichiy Island (Shantar Islands), Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 11 fatalities. Cause: The crew received...
- Date: August 1, 1981
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-14
- Location: Utichiy Island (Shantar Islands), Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew received no weather bulletin for the second part of the mission, continued into poor weather, and decided to return too late. Limited visibility prevented the pilots from seeing the ground obstacles.
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-14M on a scientific flight from Magadan to Nikolayevsk-on-Amur struck a hill slope on Utichiy Island in the Shantar Islands in poor visibility and thunderstorm conditions. All seven crew and four scientists were killed in the crash and post crash fire.