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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 June 1953 |
| Summary | ATC error, in-flight wing breakup in severe thunderstorm |
| Site | near Grigolishi (now Alertkari), 15 km from Zugdidi |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-12P |
| Operator | Aeroflot (Georgian TU GVF, 112 OAO) |
| Registration | CCCP-Л1375 |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo Airport, Moscow |
| 1st stopover | Rostov-on-Don Airport |
| Last stopover | Pashkovsky Airport, Krasnodar |
| Destination | Tbilisi Airport |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 18 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 229 was an aviation accident involving an Il-12P aircraft of Aeroflot, which occurred on Sunday, 14 June 1953 near Zugdidi, resulting in the deaths of 18 people.