Magadan – Okhotsk – Nikolayevsk-on-Amur – Khabarovsk

On October 27, 1953 at 11:18 AM, Magadan – Okhotsk – Nikolayevsk-on-Amur – Khabarovsk experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-12, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Magadan Magadan oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

32 people were known to be on board, 22 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 68.8%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The departure from Magadan Airport was completed in light snow conditions. After liftoff, the aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height and rolled left and right. At an altitude of 60-70 meters, the aircraft stalled and crashed six km from the airfield, about two minutes after takeoff. All five crew members and 17 passengers were killed while 10 others were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L1765, MSN 9 301 31 02, year of manufacture 31.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.5646°, 150.8079°.