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Aeroflot Flight 55
Aeroflot Flight 55
Monday September 1, 1969
The plane crashed into a hillside 24 km from the airport in poor weather while on approach. Failure of the crew to reduce speed and approach in weather worse than the specified minimum.
Crash Details
Date
Monday September 1, 1969
Location
Cross Bay, Russia
Passengers
22
Crew
5
Fatalities
22
Survivors
5
Aircraft Type
Ilyushin IL-14P
Operator
Aeroflot
Registration
CCCP-61731
Flight Origin
Anadyr
Flight Destination
Cross Bay
Cross Bay, Russia
Aeroflot
Ilyushin IL-14P
1969