Magadan – Okhotsk – Khabarovsk
Flight / Schedule
Magadan – Okhotsk – Khabarovsk
Aircraft
Ilyushin II-12Registration
CCCP-L3904
MSN
30 073
Year of Manufacture
5
Date
September 19, 1958 at 04:15 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Lazo Khabarovsk Krai
Region
Asia • Russia
Coordinates
47.8567°, 136.0716°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On September 19, 1958 at 04:15 PM, Magadan – Okhotsk – Khabarovsk experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-12, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Lazo Khabarovsk Krai.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
28 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 24, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Approaching Khabarovsk in limited visibility, the crew lost his orientation and continued to the south. Few minutes later, in poor weather conditions, the crew did not realize his altitude was too low. While cruising at an altitude of 850 meters, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain (1,050 meters high) located in the Lazo district, about 145 km southeast of Khabarovsk. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 28 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L3904, MSN 30 073, year of manufacture 5.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8567°, 136.0716°.
Fatalities
Total
28
Crew
4
Passengers
24
Other
0
Crash Summary
Approaching Khabarovsk in limited visibility, the crew lost his orientation and continued to the south. Few minutes later, in poor weather conditions, the crew did not realize his altitude was too low. While cruising at an altitude of 850 meters, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain (1,050 meters high) located in the Lazo district, about 145 km southeast of Khabarovsk. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 28 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
24
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 28
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Magadan – Okhotsk – Khabarovsk
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Russia
Aircraft Details
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