Date & Time:
Jun 9, 1943 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-23433
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Magadan - Magadan
MSN:
09295
YOM:
1943
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
4
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local test flight at Magadan Airport following maintenance. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 300 metres, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed on the left bank of the Duksha River, 4 km from the airport. Two crew members and four passengers (engineers and mechanics) were killed.
Probable cause:
The trimmer of the horizontal stabilizer had been connected in the wrong way during the repair by the PARM-1 field workshop at Magadan Airport. This mistake was not noted by the crew prior to takeoff.
