Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 27 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L882
Location: near Lake Palik, Borisov district, Minsk region –
ÿ Belarus
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Parachute suspension linesParachute suspension lines
Category: Accident
A supply aircraft carrying supplies to partisans in the Borisov District of Belarus, Belarus, experienced a catastrophic crash due to a parachute suspension. The suspension lines became entangled with the empennage, causing the aircraft to descend until it crashed into a swamp.A supply aircraft carrying supplies to partisans in the Borisov District of Belarus, Belarus, experienced a catastrophic crash due to a parachute suspension. The suspension lines became entangled with the empennage, causing the aircraft to descend until it crashed into a swamp.
Description
The aircraft departed Smolensk on a supply flight for partisans in the area of Lake Palik in the Borisov District of the Minsk Region in Belarus. While dropping the supplies, the suspension lines of a parachute got entangled in the empennage and the aircraft could no longer be controlled. The airplane descended until the cargo of the parachute got entangled in trees, causing the aircraft to crash in a swamp.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Suspension line entanglement with empennage.Suspension line entanglement with empennage.Share on:
