Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 30 December 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas TS-62 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L1017
Location: 2 km NW of Minsk –
ÿ Belarus
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Right hand main landing gearRight hand main landing gear
Category: Accident
On December 4, 1948, an aircraft damaged during landing at Minsk, Belarus, due to low clouds and subsequent weather conditions. Repairs were made for a short period, followed by an incident where the aircraft entered a right bank and descended to impact a field near Petrovshchina village.On December 4, 1948, an aircraft damaged during landing at Minsk, Belarus, due to low clouds and subsequent weather conditions. Repairs were made for a short period, followed by an incident where the aircraft entered a right bank and descended to impact a field near Petrovshchina village.
Description
The aircraft was damaged on landing at Minsk on December 4, 1948 when the right hand main landing gear collapsed. Provisional repairs were made between 15 and 21 December so the aircraft could be ferried to ARB-400 at Moscow-Vnukovo Airport. Shortly after takeoff from Minsk the aircraft entered low clouds. When it came out of the clouds again the aircraft was in a right bank. The aircraft descended until impacting a field near Petrovshchina village, 2 km north-west of Minsk Airport
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Low clouds and subsequent weather conditions during landing and subsequent flight.Low clouds and subsequent weather conditions during landing and subsequent flight.Share on:
