Stalino – Kiev – Moscow

On January 19, 1949 at 10:52 AM, Stalino – Kiev – Moscow experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-12, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Donetsk Donetsk Oblast.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 111.1%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 2.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Stalino Airport, while climbing to a height of 90 meters, the right engine oversped while the left engine lost power. The aircraft stalled, hit an electric pole and crashed in flames onto a house located near the airport. A crew member was seriously injured while all eight other occupants were killed as well as two people in the house. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L1381, MSN 30 109, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.0319°, 37.7840°.