Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 August 1941
Aircraft Type: Tupolev G-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Uzbekistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L1996
Location: 3 km S of Kizyl-Arvat –
ÿ Turkmenistan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying cargo from Taskhent to Ashkhabad at night experienced a significant deviation from its planned route. The pilot failed to locate the destination airport, leading to a forced landing at Kizyl-Arvat in Turkmenistan. The aircraft struck a hill at a height of 70 meters, resulting in damage.An aircraft carrying cargo from Taskhent to Ashkhabad at night experienced a significant deviation from its planned route. The pilot failed to locate the destination airport, leading to a forced landing at Kizyl-Arvat in Turkmenistan. The aircraft struck a hill at a height of 70 meters, resulting in damage.
Description
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Taskhent to Ashkhabad at night in support of the Central Asian Military District. The flight crew was told that their destination airport would be lit. However, this was not the case. The flight crew failed to locate the airport and flew to the north-west. Shortly after midnight the pilot attempted a forced landing at Kizyl-Arvat in the Krasnovodsk District of Turkmenistan, but the aircraft struck a hill at a height of 70 metres.
Primary Cause
Pilot error and navigational failure ? failure to locate the destination airport.Pilot error and navigational failure ? failure to locate the destination airport.Share on:
