Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 30 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L843
Location: near Novy Dvor –
ÿ Belarus
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying a supply mission attempted a landing at the provisional Korzh airstrip in the forest south of Khorostov, Belarus, during poor visibility and heavy rain. Due to a tailwind and bouncing, the pilot initiated a turn, resulting in a crash on the southern edge of the landing strip.An aircraft carrying a supply mission attempted a landing at the provisional Korzh airstrip in the forest south of Khorostov, Belarus, during poor visibility and heavy rain. Due to a tailwind and bouncing, the pilot initiated a turn, resulting in a crash on the southern edge of the landing strip.
Description
The aircraft operated on a supply flight from Zyabrovka to the partisan group of V.Z. Korzh in the Starobinsk District (now Soligorsk District) of the Minsk Region of Belarus. A landing was attempted at the provisional Korzh airstrip in a forest south of a village named Khorostov at night in poor visibility and heavy rain. The aircraft touched down late due to tail wind and bounced. The pilot decided to go around, but the aircraft collided with trees and crashed on the southern edge of the landing strip near Novy Dvor.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Tailwind and bouncing during a turn.Tailwind and bouncing during a turn.Share on:
