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 Heinkel He.111H-6 in Sebastopol: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+LN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7197
YOM:
1942
Location:
Sebastopol
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in Sebastopol. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Karl Kurt Ernst Neumann, pilot,
Obfw Johannes Sattler, observer,
Uffz Helmut Gauer, radio operator,
Fw Rudolf Schuster, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Sebastopol: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+LP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
8215
YOM:
1942
Location:
Sebastopol
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Failed to return to base and probably crashed in Sebastopol. Lost without trace. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Helmut Baehr, pilot,
Ogefr Walter Heyne, observer,
Ogefr Walter Buxbaum, radio operator,
Fw Karl Staffel, mechanic,
Uffz Ernst Weber, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 near Sebastopol: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+NR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4234
Location:
Sebastopol
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying at night, the airplane was shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed near Sebastopol. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Rudolf Schedl,
Ofhr Gerhard Tiemann,
Ogefr August Schaefer,
Ogefr Rudolf Willmann,
Flg Frutz Gruenwald.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Chyetverikov ARK-3-2M25 off Sebastopol: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Chyetverikov ARK-3
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Sebastopol - Sebastopol
Location:
Sebastopol
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local test flight on this second prototype. While taking off from the bay of Sebastopol, the float plane suffered severe vibrations. The mechanic suggested to stop the test process but the captain, apparently by pride, decided to initiate a second takeoff procedure when the airplane stalled, broke in two and sank. The mechanic was injured and the pilot Patsynko was killed.
Probable cause:
The float plane crashed upon takeoff after the pilot attempted to rotate at an insufficient speed.
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