Moscow – Kharkiv – Sochi – Tbilisi

On July 1, 1947 at 09:28 AM, Moscow – Kharkiv – Sochi – Tbilisi experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-12, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. One minute after takeoff, while in initial climb at a height of some 50 meters, the aircraft banked left to an angle of 30°, lost speed and altitude, then hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located 3 km from the airport. Four crew members were killed while a fifth crew and the passenger were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L1317, MSN 30 023, year of manufacture 3.