Almaty – Karaganda – Moscow

On December 5, 1954 at 08:55 PM, Almaty – Karaganda – Moscow experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-12, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Pervomaiski AFB (Almaty) Almaty Province.

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

19 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 18 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 5.3%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Almaty Airport, while climbing to a height of 80 meters at a speed of 180 km/h, the left engine failed and caught fire. The captain decided to divert to the nearest Pervomaiski Airbase located 4,5 km from his position. On final approach, the aircraft stalled, hit a first building, several trees, two telegraph poles and eventually crashed on a second building. A stewardess was killed while 18 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L1320, MSN 30 026, year of manufacture 1947.