Incident Overview
Date: Monday 24 May 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-196
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: URSS-B
Location: Saratov-Zavodskoy Airfield –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Aircraft Engine & Control SystemAircraft Engine & Control System
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced a stall during takeoff due to a cross-wind condition, resulting in impact with an earth wall.A DC-3 aircraft experienced a stall during takeoff due to a cross-wind condition, resulting in impact with an earth wall.
Description
The DC-3 operated on a flight from Baku to Moscow-Vnukovo via Saratov. The pilot decided to take off from Saratov in the direction of rising ground as there was cross side wind in the normal take-off direction. The aircraft lifted off close to the end of the runway. The pilot banked at low height and low speed in order to clear the hill ahead, but the aircraft stalled and impacted an earth wall.
Primary Cause
Cross-wind conditions created a stall during takeoff.Cross-wind conditions created a stall during takeoff.Share on:
