Alma-Ata – Karaganda – Moscow

On July 30, 1950 at 05:44 AM, Alma-Ata – Karaganda – Moscow experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-12, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Karaganda Karagandy.

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

25 people were known to be on board, 25 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 19, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Six minutes after takeoff from Karaganda Airport, while climbing, the crew reported to ATC that the left engine failed and obtained the permission to return. The pilot in command completed a circuit and started a descent. On final approach, while completing a last turn to the left at a height of 60 meters, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 25 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L1803, MSN 9 301 33 02, year of manufacture 31.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.8394°, 74.9777°.