| - | 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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