Crash of an Ilyushin II-4 in Petropavlovka: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 30, 1943
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Irkutsk - Krasnoyarsk
MSN:
5153910
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with rain and thunderstorm. Approaching the village of Petropavlovka, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a marshy area. All three crew members were killed. The airplane was part of a group of six II-4 transferred to Krasnoyarsk. The wreckage was found in 2012.
Crew:
Lt Konstantin Dievich Sobolev, pilot,
Mikhail Georgievich Erokhin, flight engineer,
Valentin Mikhailovich Kizenkov, radio operator.
Crew:
Lt Konstantin Dievich Sobolev, pilot,
Mikhail Georgievich Erokhin, flight engineer,
Valentin Mikhailovich Kizenkov, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Poor weather conditions.
