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Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Sverdlovsk

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3414
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
04 2 6
YOM:
1940
Location:
Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo
Sverdlovsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Because the airport was soggy, the runway was closed and a second one was improvised. The pilot started the takeoff procedure but failed to align properly and was deviated from 15° at the beginning of the procedure. During the takeoff roll, the airplane deviated 25° more then lifted off. At a height of about 8-10 metres, the left wing stalled and the airplane crashed. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Lack of discipline on part of the captain who failed to stop the takeoff procedure in time while the airplane deviated from the prescribed path by 15°.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Sebastopol

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3997
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Korenovsk - Sebastopol
MSN:
184 25 0.
YOM:
1942
Location:
Sebastopol
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was damaged in the early hours of 28 June 1942 on a flight from Korenovsk to Sebastopol when it ran into a bomb crater during the landing run, damaging landing gear and propellers. All six crew members, including pilot Shashin escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Ran into a bomb crater after landing.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Ivantsevo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3948
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stockholm – Kalinin
MSN:
184 20 07
YOM:
1941
Location:
Ivantsevo
Leningrad oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stockholm-Bromma at 2215LT on a cargo flight to Kalinin-Migalovo Airport (now Tver), carrying various goods for the Commissariat of the Foreign Trade. At 0032LT, the crew informed ground about his position over the region of Riga then continued to the east and reduced his altitude to the minimum to avoid enemy aircraft. While cruising at low height, the aircraft was hit by gunfire and the left engine caught fire. The captain elected to make an emergency landing, made a turn to the right when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located one km east of Ivantsevo, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and all four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that gunfire hit the left engine that caught fire in flight, necessitating an emergency landing. Soviet Authorities reported that the decision of the captain to fly at low height was a good decision to avoid any enemy aircraft. Unfortunately, investigations were unable to determine the origin of the gunfire, German or Soviet.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Novosibirsk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3447
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Novosibirsk - Novosibirsk
MSN:
8 5 04
YOM:
1941
Location:
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
1111
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Novosibirsk Airport. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine flamed out. The pilot-in-command lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a wooded area located one km northwest of the airfield. The copilot was killed while three other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the flight engineer mishandled the fuel system, causing the left engine to flame out.
The following factors were considered as contributory:
- The pilot in command was insufficiently trained,
- Poor crew coordination,
- Lack of crew resource management.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Yelets: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1942 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3484
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Vzdruzhnoye - Ielets
MSN:
184 10 13
YOM:
1941
Location:
Yelets
Lipetsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
1267
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Yelets following a supply mission to soldiers based in Vzdruzhnoye, beyond the enemy lines. The approach to Yelets Airport was attempted at night and in poor visibility. The crew completed three circuits around the airport when the pilot-in-command lost control of the aircraft that crashed short of runway. Three crew members and both passengers were killed while two other occupants were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control during an approach attempted in below-minima weather conditions.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Moscow: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3423
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Moscow – Kazan – Khabarovsk
MSN:
6 5 05
YOM:
1940
Location:
Moscow-Khodynka
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Aircraft flight hours:
2041
Circumstances:
While on ground in Moscow-Khodynka Airport, the right engine was subject to maintenance due to vibrations. The technical issue was apparently resolved so the crew decided to leave Moscow for Kazan. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of 100 metres, the right engine suffered severe vibrations and the crew tried to fix the problem by changing the mixture of the carburetor. The right engine failed and the aircraft lost height and eventually stalled and crashed on a railway line located at the station of Moscow-Butyrskaya, about 3,5 km northeast of the Khodynka Airport. Three crew members, nine passengers (among them P. S. Makarova, Deputy of the Chairman of the Soviet Supreme) and one person on the ground were killed. A crew member and eight other passengers were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The malfunction of the right engine was due to multiple issues caused by a lack of monitoring on part of the company technicians and a poor design/conception. It was reported that the crew decided to leave Moscow because they thought the problem was resolved. Unfortunately, this was not the case and the engine suffered severe vibrations after liftoff. The decision of the crew to interact on the carburetor mixture without knowing the exact cause of the technical issue was inappropriate. Investigations pointed out the intervention of unqualified technicians in Sverdlovsk and the lack of organization on maintenance between the technicians based in Sverdlovsk and Moscow.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Leningrad

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3933
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
184 14 15
YOM:
1941
Location:
Leningrad-Shosseynaya
Leningrad oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members escaped unhurt.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine upon takeoff due to a broken cam ring.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Russia

Date & Time: May 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3935
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 15 09
YOM:
1941
Location:
Russia
All Russia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Flying beyond the enemy lines, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Bol’shoye Veregovo: 27 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1942 at 2325 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3999
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Bol'shoye Veregovo
Kaluga oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Kubinka Airport near Moscow on a flight to Bol’shoye Veregovo. At 2100LT, it passed over the enemy lines then landed at Bol’shoye Veregovo Airfield at 2245LT. It took off at 2305LT and was shot down by enemy fire about 20 minutes later. It crashed in an open field and was totally destroyed. All 27 occupants were killed, among them wounded soldiers evacuated from the front.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fire.
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