CCCP-04195

On October 27, 1977 at 12:00 AM, CCCP-04195 experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-14, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Cape Chelyuskin Krasnoyarsk Krai.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was engaged in an ice survey flight over the Vilkitsky Strait, carrying four scientists and seven crew members. The goal of the mission was to facilitate the passage of ships in the Laptev Sea. After overflying Peter Island, while cruising by night at an altitude of 250 meters, the navigator made a mistake, causing the aircraft to fly to the wrong direction. Approaching the shore at an insufficient height, the airplane struck the icy and snow covered ground, slid for about 180 meters and came to rest, about 38 km southeast of Cape Chelyuskin. All 11 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-04195, MSN 1 470 013 13, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 77.7231°, 104.2565°.