Moscow-Bykovo – Chernigov – Kirovograd – Simferopol

On June 23, 1969 at 02:52 PM, Moscow-Bykovo – Chernigov – Kirovograd – Simferopol experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-14, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Yukhnov Kaluga oblast.

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

24 people were known to be on board, 24 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: 19, passenger fatalities: 19, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing flight SU831 from Moscow-Bykovo to Simferopol with intermediate stops in Chernigov and Kirovograd. En route, he encountered turbulence while cruising in poor weather conditions. While cruising at an altitude of 2,700 meters, the crew requested to ATC the permission to modify his altitude but this was denied due to heavy traffic. Despite he was uncleared, the captain started to climb in marginal weather conditions. Shortly later, at a height of 2,950 meters, the II-14M collided with a Soviet Air Force AN-12BP registered CCCP-08525. En route from Kedainiai (Lithuania) to Ryazan, this aircraft was carrying 91 soldiers and a crew of 5 back to their base, and was the third AN-12 of a formation of three. The collision occurred when the top of the tail of the AN-12 struck the base of the fuselage of the II-14. Both aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field, 800 meters from each other. All 120 occupants on both aircraft were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-52018, MSN 7 34 32 08, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.7416°, 35.2264°.