Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Shakhtersk - Okha

On July 4, 1973 at 12:00 AM, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Shakhtersk - Okha experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-14, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Shakhtersk Sakhalin oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

18 people were known to be on board, 18 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: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the descent to Shakhtersk Airport in poor weather conditions with low clouds. At an altitude of 950 meters, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Krasnova (1,093 meters high) located about 53 km south of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 18 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-91534, MSN 1470 011 50, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.1911°, 142.0781°.