Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 13 July 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L876
Location: 1,5 km N of Avgustova –
ÿ Belarus
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-47A transport planeC-47A transport plane
Category: Accident
A C-47A transport plane experienced a catastrophic crash during a supply flight from Yankovtsy to Kutski, Belarus, due to severe weather conditions and limited visibility. The aircraft lost altitude and collided with trees approximately 1.5 km north of Avgustova, resulting in a nose-down crash within a forested area.A C-47A transport plane experienced a catastrophic crash during a supply flight from Yankovtsy to Kutski, Belarus, due to severe weather conditions and limited visibility. The aircraft lost altitude and collided with trees approximately 1.5 km north of Avgustova, resulting in a nose-down crash within a forested area.
Description
The C-47A transport plane operated on a supply flight from Yankovtsy (50 km south-east of Vitebsk) to Kutski (65 km south-west of Molodechno) when the aircraft poor weather conditions with limited visibility and low clouds. The flight crew were not able to find the airstrip at Kutski. The aircraft descended until it collided with trees 1.5 km north of Avgustova (25 km south-west of Molodechno in the Vileika region of Belarus) and crashed nose-down in the forest.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Severe weather conditions and limited visibility.Severe weather conditions and limited visibility.Share on:
