Aeroflot flight 2723
| Aeroflot flight 2723 | |
|---|---|
 An Aeroflot Il-14 |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Probably ditching after engine failure |
| place | Caspian Sea , south of the Abşeron Peninsula |
| date | April 23, 1966 |
| Fatalities | 33 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-14 P |
| operator | Aeroflot (Azerbaijan) |
| Mark | СССР-61772 |
| Departure airport | Baku airport |
| Stopover | Makhachkala airport |
| Destination airport | Saratov Airport |
| Passengers | 28 |
| crew | 5 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
On April 23, 1966, an Ilyushin Il-14P crashed on Aeroflot flight 2723 from Baku to Makhachkala after problems with both engines had occurred.
plane
The Ilyushin Il-14P was built in 1956 and flew under the aircraft registration СССР-Л1772 for Aeroflot until 1959 , before the registration was changed to СССР-61772 . By the time of the accident, the Il-14 had completed 16,257 flight hours.
Flight history
The Il-14P took off at 7:42 a.m. local time from Baku airport with destination Saratov with a stopover in Makhachkala . At this time it was raining heavy rain with thick clouds. The lower edge of the clouds was at a height of 140 to 200 meters. About 12 minutes after take-off, the pilots reported problems with the engines at an altitude of 1,500 meters and suspected that the cause was wet spark plugs . The pilots then flew a 180 ° turn to return to Baku Airport. Shortly afterwards, the crew reported strong vibrations and a low speed in the left engine. At 7:59 a.m. it was broadcast that the temperature in both engines had fallen sharply. At around 8:02 a.m., the pilots reported that they had reached an altitude of 200 meters. Due to the bad weather, the Il-14 had already flown past the airport and was located over the Caspian Sea south of the Abşeron peninsula . Five seconds later, the crew radioed SOS and that they would ditch the Il-14 in the sea. That was the last radio contact with Flight 2723.
Accident investigation
During the search for the Il-14 carried out with ships of the Navy, no trace of the aircraft could be found. The 33 occupants of the plane were pronounced dead. Based on the radio messages, the accident commission suspected that both engines of the aircraft had failed and the pilots had attempted to ditch. Due to the lack of a wreck, the cause of the double engine failure could not be determined. On May 13, 1966, the aircraft was accidentally found by naval experts while searching for another sunken object. It was located on the seabed at a depth of 23 m, about 18-20 km south of the island of Nargin. The hull had no significant damage, suggesting a gentle trajectory with the sea surface. The plane and most of the bodies were recovered by a floating crane.
Web links
- Accident report IL-14 CCCP-61772 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 10, 2019.
- Description of the accident on baaa.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Data on the aircraft in Russianplanes.net
- ↑ Aircraft accident report from April 23, 1966 on Airdisaster.ru