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Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Ordulyevo

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3998
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 25 08
YOM:
1942
Location:
Ordulyevo
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission, the airplane suffered a failure of the right engine in flight. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a pasture located near the village of Ordulyevo. All six crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane was not repaired and was destroyed by accidental fire on 23 April.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine in flight due to a faulty repair of the self-correcting device by ARB-1 plant.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Vyazma: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3940
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 16 02
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vyazma-Dvoyevka
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a supply mission, carrying six crew members and a load of food for the Soviet soldiers. Approaching the destination, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Moscow: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3440
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Moscow – Khvoynaya
MSN:
7 5 19
YOM:
1941
Location:
Moscow-Khodynka
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
1977
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Moscow-Khodynka Airport, while in initial climb, the left engine developed problems. The captain decided to return for an emergency landing but failed to follow the published approach procedures and elected to land on the nearest runway. With a tailwind component, he completed a straight-in approach but came too high so performed a sharp turn to the left, causing the left wing to hit the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed and came to rest near the runway. The copilot and the flight engineer were killed while four other people were injured, three of them seriously. All other occupants escaped unhurt.
Probable cause:
The loss of power that occurred on the left engine shortly after takeoff was caused by a too low fuel octane ratio. The pilot's decision to return for an emergency landing was correct but he failed to follow the published procedures and adopted a wrong approach configuration with a tailwind component, and completed a too sharp turn to the left, causing the left wing to hit the ground and the airplane to crash.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Kursk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1943
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4019
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Kursk
Kursk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shot down by a German fighter and crash landed 15 km from Kursk. A paramedic was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of GVF PS-84 in Vladyslavivka

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1943 at 2345 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
966 white
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 18 03
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vladyslavivka
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sochi-Adler Airport on a special mission to Crimea, carrying 11 soldiers and a crew of four engaged in a sabotage operation. In the late evening, while cruising north of Feodosia, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter. Six passengers parachuted to safety. Shortly later, the airplane crash landed in Vladyslavivka and was damaged beyond repair. All nine remaining occupants escaped, only the radio navigator was injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Ushakovo

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1943
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3924
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 13 01
YOM:
1941
Location:
Ushakovo
Kursk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Engaged in a transport flight on behalf of the 1st Airborne Division, the airplane was carrying seven crew members. While cruising northeast of Kurk, it was attacked by two German fighters and caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a field located in Ushakovo and came to rest, bursting into flames. Four crew members were injured, two seriously.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Berdigestyakh: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 0520 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3913
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Yakutsk – Olyokminsk
MSN:
184 12 04
YOM:
1941
Location:
Berdigestyakh
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On a flight from Yakutsk to Olyokminsk, while cruising at a height of some 150 metres, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snowfalls. Shortly later, both engines lost power and the aircraft lost height, hit trees and crashed in a wooded area located near the village of Berdigestyakh. Three crew members were killed, another crew member and one passenger were injured while six other passengers were unhurt. One of them walked away to find help. Eleven days later, rescuers arrived on scene to evacuate the seven other survivors.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the dual engine failure could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed it was caused by the fact that the carburetor failed due to icing, or the crew (captain or flight engineer) failed to activate the carburetor heating system. It was also reported that the decision of the captain to fly at low altitude was wrong and, at the time of the accident, the flight engineer was intoxicated.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 on Mt Ketan-Dag: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1943 at 1250 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3495
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Yerevan - Tbilisi
MSN:
184 11 04
YOM:
1941
Location:
Mt Ketan-Dag
Kotayk
Country:
Armenia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Because weather conditions deteriorated over Armenia, all flights were cancelled and airplane and crew were grounded. The captain refused to stay in Yerevan, disobeyed this ordered and took off at 1230LT with four other crew members and one passenger on board on a flight to Tbilisi. About 20 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 2,300 metres, weather conditions worsened. In poor visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Ketan-Dag located some 45 km northeast of Yerevan. Four crew members were seriously injured. The mechanic and the passenger were killed.
Probable cause:
The captain knowingly made the decision to take off despite not being authorized to do so and despite weather conditions that did not permit a safe flight. Investigators said that the pilot demonstrated negligence, recklessness and imprudence. Furthermore, he continued the flight at an insufficient altitude despite being thoroughly familiar with the area. Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Tushino: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3443
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leningrad - Khvoynaya – Moscow
MSN:
7 5 25
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tushino
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
2000
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Leningrad on a cargo flight to Moscow with an intermediate stop in Khvoynaya. On board were three passengers, seven crew members and a load of 1,920 kilos of various goods on behalf of the Elektroprom Company. Following an uneventful flight from Khvoynaya and while approaching the Moscow area, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog and snow falls. As the pilot was unable to localize the Airport of Vnukovo, he decided to divert to Tushino but was unable to land there so he completed several circuits above the northwest area of Moscow. Eventually, while flying at low height in bad visibility, the airplane hit a barn and crashed in a field located south of Tushino Airfield, at the border of the sovkhoz owned by the '16th Party Congress'. Three crew members and two passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The immediate cause of the disaster was the impact of the aircraft with the ground, located 30-40 m above the Tushino Airfield.
The following contributory factors were identified:
- The late takeoff from Khvoynaya Airfield (1535LT), which made it impossible to arrive in Moscow before sunset (1642LT on 23 January), which was known to the captain and the person in charge of the flight at Khvoynaya Airfield,
- Bad weather in the Moscow area with snow falls reducing the visibility from 500 to 1,000 metres,
- Loss of altitude during the transfer of controls from to the copilot,
- Poor airmanship on part of the captain who failed to use appropriate ground navigation support and initiated the approach to Moscow with only a radio direction finder.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Yanaul: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1942 at 1340 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3903
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Moscow – Kazan – Sverdlovsk
MSN:
5 05
YOM:
1941
Location:
Yanaul
Republic of Bashkortostan
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Aircraft flight hours:
1954
Circumstances:
On the leg from Kazan to Sverdlovsk, while cruising at an altitude of 400 metres in clouds, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and decided to divert to the Yanaul Airport, in the Republic of Bashkortostan. On final approach, the pilot-in-command initiated a go around procedure for unknown reason. While completing a steep turn at low height, he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed on a meat processing plant. All five crew members and five passengers were killed while two other passengers were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The main cause of the accident was severe icing of the aircraft.
The following contributory factors were identified:
- The crew's decision to fly into clouds and to perform low-altitude turns with an iced-up aircraft.
- The meteorologist at Kazan Airport, who issued a weather forecast without indicating the possibility of icing in the clouds on the Kazan-Krasnufimsk route.
- The captain and flight instructor, who performed low-altitude turns with an iced-up airplane and allowed the flight to continue in the clouds with intense icing.
- The Kazan Airport controller, who superficially familiarized himself with the weather conditions. Seeing the unstable weather along the route, he made the ill-advised decision to transfer responsibility for the flight to the captain, writing a note in the weather report about landing in Yanaul in case of bad weather, instead of a specific order to fly above the clouds, because in Sverdlovsk, according to the forecast, there was high cloud cover of 5 to 10 points.
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