Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L901
Location: near Minsk-1 International Airport (MHP) –
ÿ Belarus
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Right and left engines of the C-47A transport plane.Right and left engines of the C-47A transport plane.
Category: Accident
A C-47A transport plane experienced a catastrophic failure during a cargo flight from Moscow to Minsk and then to Kaunas. After a 15-minute delay in Minsk, the right engine failed, followed by the left engine. The aircraft subsequently collided with a pole, hit the roof of a house, and landed in a garden.A C-47A transport plane experienced a catastrophic failure during a cargo flight from Moscow to Minsk and then to Kaunas. After a 15-minute delay in Minsk, the right engine failed, followed by the left engine. The aircraft subsequently collided with a pole, hit the roof of a house, and landed in a garden.
Description
The C-47A transport plane operated on a cargo flight from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport to iauliai with an route stops at Minsk and Kaunas. Some 15 minutes after take-off from Minsk, the right hand engine failed. The crew decided to return to Minsk. After having to execute two go arounds at Minsk, eventually the left engine failed as well. The aircraft collided with a pole, hit the roof of a house and came down in a garden.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Engine failure ? specifically, a combined failure of both engines.Engine failure ? specifically, a combined failure of both engines.Share on:
