Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 May 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L1073
Location: near Magadan –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Category: Accident
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Description
Low clouds at the destination of Magadan Airport forced the crew to divert to Seymchan. En route the airplane impacted the western slope of the Marchekanskaya sopka mountain (707 metres high) some 70 metres below the summit.
Source of Information
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