Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 July 1944
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3m
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L40
Location: 15 km NW of Kok-Su –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The Ju-52/3m aircraft’s flight control systems and structural integrity were directly impacted by the stall.The Ju-52/3m aircraft’s flight control systems and structural integrity were directly impacted by the stall.
Category: Accident
A Ju-52/3m aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash due to severe weather conditions while traversing from Alma-Ata to Kuibyshev. The aircraft deviated from its planned flight path to avoid unfavorable weather, resulting in a stall and subsequent crash at a high altitude within a gorge near a mountain pass.A Ju-52/3m aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash due to severe weather conditions while traversing from Alma-Ata to Kuibyshev. The aircraft deviated from its planned flight path to avoid unfavorable weather, resulting in a stall and subsequent crash at a high altitude within a gorge near a mountain pass.
Description
The Ju-52/3m was being ferried from Alma-Ata to Kuibyshev for undergoing state trials with the NII GVF (State Scientific Test Institute for Civil Air Fleet). While on the leg from Alma-Ata to Semipalatinsk the flight deviated from the prescribed flight path in order to circumvent an area of poor weather. Over high mountains the aircraft was not able to gain sufficient height. The airplane stalled and crashed at an elevation of some 2,700 metres into the steep wall of a gorge near a pass over the khrebet Dzhil-Dhuta mountain range (3,050 metres), 15 km north-west of Kok-Su.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically mountainous terrain and limited visibility, caused the aircraft to deviate from its planned flight path, leading to a stall and crash.Severe weather conditions, specifically mountainous terrain and limited visibility, caused the aircraft to deviate from its planned flight path, leading to a stall and crash.Share on:
