Crash of a Kalinin K-4 off Sukhumi: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 25, 1929
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-219
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sukhumi – Kharkiv
MSN:
110
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, during initial climb, one of the engine failed. The crew decided to return to Sukhumi and while completing a last turn, he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in the sea. Both crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.
