- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 14, 1953 |
Time: | 1635 |
Location: | Near Zugdidi, Georgia |
Operator: | Aeroflot |
Flight #: | 229 |
Route: | Krasnodar - Tbilisi |
AC Type: | Ilyushin IL-2 |
Registration: | CCCP-L1375 |
cn / ln: | 30103 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:12 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:12 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed after being struck by lightning. Poor planning by the crew in entering an area of deteriorating weather conditions. |
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