Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 October 1941
Aircraft Type: Lisunov PS-84
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Location: SW of Golodyayevka –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Soviet-registered aircraft, operating a flight from Moscow to Kuybyshev, experienced a catastrophic crash due to severe weather conditions near Kuznetsk. The aircraft circled over the Byeloye ozero forest before crashing south-west of Golodyayevka, which is now Dubrovka in the Nikolayevka District of the Ulyanovsk Region.A Soviet-registered aircraft, operating a flight from Moscow to Kuybyshev, experienced a catastrophic crash due to severe weather conditions near Kuznetsk. The aircraft circled over the Byeloye ozero forest before crashing south-west of Golodyayevka, which is now Dubrovka in the Nikolayevka District of the Ulyanovsk Region.
Description
The aircraft operated on a flight from Moscow to Kuybyshev in connection with the evacuation of GAZ (State Aviation Plant) No. 1 to Kuibyshev. The flight encountered poor weather with fog and drizzle some 25 km east of Kuznetsk. The crew began circling over the Byeloye ozero forest until the aircraft crashed south-west of Golodyayevka (now Dubrovka in the Nikolayevka District of the Ulyanovsk Region).
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically fog and drizzle, caused by poor visibility, resulted in a crash.Severe weather conditions, specifically fog and drizzle, caused by poor visibility, resulted in a crash.Share on:
