Molodezhnaya - Mawson

On January 2, 1979 at 03:21 PM, Molodezhnaya - Mawson experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-14, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Molodezhnaya Station All Antarctica.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 21.4%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. After takeoff from Molodezhnaya Ice Station, while climbing to a height of some 70-80 meters, the aircraft lost height and crashed on an icy terrain located 1,000 meters past the runway end and 500 meters to the left of the runway centerline. Three crew members were killed while 11 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-04193, MSN 7 34 35 06, year of manufacture 1957.