Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 June 1942
Aircraft Type: Lisunov PS-84
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L3484
Location: near Yelets –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft (specifically the twin-engine)Aircraft (specifically the twin-engine)
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, operating on a return flight from Yelets to a partisan airstrip in the Bryansk region, crashed due to severe weather conditions and a sudden dive during final approach. The aircraft encountered below-minima weather and subsequently crashed.A twin-engine aircraft, operating on a return flight from Yelets to a partisan airstrip in the Bryansk region, crashed due to severe weather conditions and a sudden dive during final approach. The aircraft encountered below-minima weather and subsequently crashed.
Description
The aircraft was on the return leg of a flight from Yelets (Oryol region) to a partisan airstrip at Vzdruzhnoye in the Trubchevsk district of the Bryansk region behind the German lines. On approach to Yelets the flight encountered below-minima weather conditions. After circling the airfield three times, the aircraft entered a dive on final approach at a height of some 40-50 metres and crashed.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically below-minimum weather, combined with a sudden dive during final approach.Severe weather conditions, specifically below-minimum weather, combined with a sudden dive during final approach.Share on:
