1957 Kiev mid-air collision

1957 aviation accident

1957 Kiev mid-air collision
Accident
Date	17 August 1957 (1957-08-17)
Summary	Mid-air collision
Site	Kiev, Soviet Union
Total fatalities	15
Total injuries	23
First aircraft
A similar Il-14G to the one involved
Type	Ilyushin Il-14G
Operator	Aeroflot
Registration	СССР-Л1360
Flight origin	Kiev-Zhulyany Airport
Destination	Kiev-Zhulyany Airport
Crew	4
Fatalities	4
Survivors	0
Second aircraft
A similar Il-14M to the one involved
Type	Ilyushin Il-14M
Operator	Aeroflot
Registration	СССР-Л2071
Flight origin	Sofia Airport
Destination	Kiev-Zhulyany Airport
Crew	5
Fatalities	5
Survivors	0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities	6
Ground injuries	23

The 1957 Kiev mid-air collision occurred on 17 August 1957 when two Ilyushin Il-14s collided over Kiev, killing 15 people, including nine on both aircraft.

Aircraft

СССР-Л1360 was a seven-month old Ilyushin Il-14G with factory number 147001432 and serial number 14-32. It had logged 157 flight hours. The Il-14 was being used in a training flight when the accident happened.

СССР-Л2071 was a seven-month old Ilyushin Il-14M (factory number 7342408, serial number 24-08). By the time of the accident, it had 833 flight hours. It operated a cargo service as Aeroflot Flight 126 from Sofia to Kiev, transporting the luggage of Chinese athletes.

Accident

At 19:45, Flight 126 entered the Kiev-Zhulyany area at 900 m (3,000 ft). The crew contacted air traffic control and was instructed to approach the airport in a small circle. At the same time, СССР-Л1360 took off and landed at approximately 19:54.

At 20:02, while Flight 126 was making a turn, two aircraft collided at about 250–300 m (820–980 ft). The propeller of the Il-14M struck СССР-Л1360's right wing. The propellers went into the Il-14M's cockpit, cutting it off and killing the pilots. Both aircraft dived into the ground and crashed into several houses 4.5 km (2.8 mi; 2.4 nmi) from the airport.

All nine on board both aircraft along with six people on the ground were killed in the disaster. A further 23 were injured, 12 of them seriously.

Investigation

The investigation determined the cause to be primarily ATC error, specifically the guidance and assistance of the air traffic controller at Kiev-Zhulyany Airport. Aeroflot Flight 126 was not reported about the presence of another Il-14 performing training manoeuvres in the area. The crew members on both aircraft's lack of caution also contributed to the disaster.

Aftermath

A memorial for the collision were installed by the son of pilot-in-command Sandler L. M. at their burial site.

References

Ranter, Harro. "Accident Ilyushin Il-14D CCCP-L1360 Kiev". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Ilyushin Il-14M CCCP-L2071 Kiev". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
"Il-14G c/n 147001432". Scramble Soviet Transports Database.
^ "Crash of an Ilyushin II-14D in Kiev: 7 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
"Il-14M c/n 7342408". Scramble Soviet Transport Database.
^ "Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M in Kiev: 8 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1957 (1957)
Jan 6 American Airlines Flight 327Jan 31 Pacoima aircraft accidentFeb 1 Northeast Airlines Flight 823Mar 5 Sutton Wick air crashMar 14 British European Airways Flight 411Mar 17 Cebu Douglas C-47 crashApr 7 Begé VARIG Commando crashMay 1 Blackbushe Viking accidentJun 14 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 232Jul 8 Singapore airplane crashJul 16 KLM Flight 844Jul 25 Bursa airplane crashAug 11 Maritime Central Airways Flight 315Aug 17 Kiev mid-air collisionSep 15 Northeast Airlines Flight 285Oct 1 Aeroflot Flight 11Oct 23 Nutts Corner BEA Viscount crashNov 6 Downend crashNov 8 Pan Am Flight 7Nov 15 Aquila Airways Solent crashDec 8 Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 670Dec 11 Philippine Air Lines DHC-3 Otter crashDec 18 Aeroflot Flight 10
1956 ◄ ► 1958

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1957 (1957)

Jan 6 American Airlines Flight 327Jan 31 Pacoima aircraft accidentFeb 1 Northeast Airlines Flight 823Mar 5 Sutton Wick air crashMar 14 British European Airways Flight 411Mar 17 Cebu Douglas C-47 crashApr 7 Begé VARIG Commando crashMay 1 Blackbushe Viking accidentJun 14 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 232Jul 8 Singapore airplane crashJul 16 KLM Flight 844Jul 25 Bursa airplane crashAug 11 Maritime Central Airways Flight 315Aug 17 Kiev mid-air collisionSep 15 Northeast Airlines Flight 285Oct 1 Aeroflot Flight 11Oct 23 Nutts Corner BEA Viscount crashNov 6 Downend crashNov 8 Pan Am Flight 7Nov 15 Aquila Airways Solent crashDec 8 Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 670Dec 11 Philippine Air Lines DHC-3 Otter crashDec 18 Aeroflot Flight 10

1956 ◄ ► 1958

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in the Soviet Union in the 1950s
1950	Sverdlovsk Li-2 crash (January 1950) Karaganda Aeroflot Il-12 crash (July 1950)
1951	Aradan An-2 crash (April 1951) Novosibirsk Aeroflot Il-12 crash (November 1951)
1952	Habomai Islands RB-29 shootdown (October 1952)
1953	Kemerovo mid-air collision (May 1953) Aeroflot Flight 229 (June 1953) Aeroflot Flight 783 (October 1953)
1954	Aeroflot Flight 10 (September 1954) Aeroflot Flight 136 (October 1954)
1955	Aeroflot Flight 214 (August 1955)
1956	Anadyr Aeroflot Li-2 crash (December 1956)
1957	LOT Polish Airlines Flight 232 (June 1957) Kiev mid-air collision (August 1957) Aeroflot Flight 11 (October 1957) Aeroflot Flight 10 (December 1957)
1958	Aeroflot Flight 105 (June 1958) Aeroflot Flight 04 (August 1958) C-130 shootdown incident (2 September 1958) Aeroflot Flight 365 (5 September 1958) Aeroflot Flight 164 (7 September 1958) Lazo Il-12 crash (19 September 1958) Kanash Aeroflot Tu-104 crash (October 1958)
1959	Aeroflot Flight 205 (January 1959) Aeroflot Flight 200 (October 1959) Aeroflot Flight 315 (November 1959)
1922–1949 ◄ 1950–1959 ► 1960–1969

Aviation accidents and incidents in Ukraine

Ukrainian SSR
(1919–1991)

1950s	Kiev mid-air collision (August 1957) Aeroflot Flight 315 (November 1959)
1960s	Aeroflot Flight 315 (February 1960) Aeroflot Flight 036 (August 1960) Aeroflot Flight N-826 (August 1969)
1970s	Aeroflot Flight 3630 (September 1970) Aeroflot Flight 1969 (March 1971) Malév Flight 110 (September 1971) Aeroflot Flight N-63 (November 1971) Aeroflot Flight 1491 (May 1972) Aeroflot Flight 1802 (May 1976) Aeroflot Flight N-36 (December 1976) Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision (August 1979)
1980s	Zolochiv mid-air collision (May 1985) Aeroflot Flight N-528 (June 1987)

Ukraine
(1991–)

1990s	Borodianka mid-air collision (February 1995)
2000s	Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 (October 2001) Sknyliv air show disaster (July 2002) Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 (August 2006)
2010s	South Airlines Flight 8971 (February 2013) Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown (June 2014) Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (July 2014) Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050 (October 2019)
2020s	Chuhuiv An-26 crash (September 2020) Brovary helicopter crash (January 2023)

This includes accidents in the Ukrainian SSR and post-independence Ukraine

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incidents

1940s	G-2 Alma-Ata crash ANT-20bis crash CCCP-Л1450 crash Flight 17
1950s	Il-12 Karaganda crash Il-12 Novosibirsk crash Kemerovo mid-air collision Flight 229 Flight 783 Flight 10 Flight 136 Flight 214 Flight 229 Kiev mid-air collision Flight 11 Flight 10 Flight 105 Flight 04 Flight 365 Flight 164 Il-12 Lazo crash Тu-104 Kanash crash Flight 200 Flight 315
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since 1990s	Flight E-35D CCCP-46472 crash Flight 2808 Flight 593 Flight 521 Flight 821 Flight 1492

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