Irkutsk - Olyokminsk - Yakutsk

On March 12, 1967 at 02:28 PM, Irkutsk - Olyokminsk - Yakutsk experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-14, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Pokrovsk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

20 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising at an altitude of 1,800 meters in snow showers, the crew informed ATC that the right engine caught fire. A minute later, the crew reported he was unable to extinguish the fire and elected to divert to Pokrovsk. While descending, the captain attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a snow covered forest located 35 km from Pokrovsk. Five passengers were rescued while 15 others occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-61657, MSN 6 34 18 01, year of manufacture 1956.