Magadan – Okhotsk – Khabarovsk

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.

Flight / Schedule

Magadan – Okhotsk – Khabarovsk

Aircraft

Ilyushin II-12

Registration

CCCP-L3904

MSN

30 073

Year of Manufacture

5

Date

September 19, 1958 at 04:15 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Aircraft

Ilyushin II-12

Registration

CCCP-L3904

MSN

30 073

Year of Manufacture

5