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Crash of a Kalinin K-4 in Baku: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1930 at 1610 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-225
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tbilisi - Baku
MSN:
113
YOM:
1929
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
468
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Tiflis (Tbilisi), the crew initiated the descent to Baku at dusk. On final, in total obscurity, the airplane was too low when it collided with a telegraphic pole and crashed one km from the airport. The mechanic survived while three other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The decision of the captain to continue the approach at dusk (poor visibility) followed by a loss of orientation. The decision of the company to allow the crew to leave Tiflis while it was obviously too late.

Crash of a Fokker C-4 near Kemerovo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1929 at 0840 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-150
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow – Novosibirsk – Krasnoyarsk – Irkutsk
MSN:
2347
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a mail flight from Moscow to Irkutsk with several en route stops. After leaving Novosibirsk, about an hour into the flight, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He apparently attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted ground and crashed southwest of Kemerovo, about 183 km northeast of Novosibirsk. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot was inexperienced for flying in limited visibility and under instruments. Unable to continue the flight, he attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed. It was also determined that the pilot did not received relevant information about weather conditions en route prior to departure, which was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-4 in Chita

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-300
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chita - Chita
MSN:
603
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local test and control flight in preparation of the first flight between Moscow and New York. In flight, a technical failure forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing in the taiga. While both occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.