Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

On December 18, 1976 at 04:56 PM, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-14, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 81.8%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport by night on a survey flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the crew encountered limited visibility and marginal weather conditions. At an altitude of 850 metres, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Ostraya (910 metres high) located 12,5 km from the airport. The wreckage was found three days later. Two passengers (two hydrologists) were found alive while nine other occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-61752, MSN 1470 012 47, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.9539°, 142.7286°.