Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 July 1941
Aircraft Type: Lisunov PS-84
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, MAGON
Registration Number: CCCP-L3459
Location: Vyazma Airport –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and visual observation.Aircraft control systems and visual observation.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to a failure to observe the runway, resulting in a crash into a ditch and subsequent fall into a ravine.An aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to a failure to observe the runway, resulting in a crash into a ditch and subsequent fall into a ravine.
Description
The aircraft landed 120 m from the border of the airfield after the crew failed to see the runway. The plane ran into a ditch, and fell into a ravine.
Primary Cause
Crew error ? failure to observe the runway.Crew error ? failure to observe the runway.Share on:
