Irkutsk – Chita – Magdagachi – Khabarovsk

On November 4, 1953 at 09:55 PM, Irkutsk – Chita – Magdagachi – Khabarovsk experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-12, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Magdagachi Amur oblast.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. During a final approach completed by night and marginal weather conditions, the airplane hit tree tops located 5,620 meters short of runway threshold. Upon impact, the left wing was sheared off and the airplane crashed 358 meters farther in a dense wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L1367, MSN 30 090, year of manufacture 31.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.4509°, 125.8035°.