Aeroflot Flight 2723
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Aeroflot Flight 2723 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Bina International Airport to Makhachkala Airport. On 23 April 1966 the Ilyushin Il-14 operating the route ditched in the Caspian Sea following engine problems.
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Accident | |
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Date | 23 April 1966 (1966-04-23) |
Summary | Double engine failure for reasons unknown, ditching at sea |
Site | Caspian Sea, south of the Absheron Peninsula |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-14P |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-61772 |
Flight origin | Bina International Airport |
Stopover | Makhachkala Airport |
Destination | Saratov Airport |
Passengers | 28 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 33 |
Survivors | 0 |
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