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Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 in Ermakovskoye: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941 at 1045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P245
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ermakovskoye – Abakan
MSN:
0238
YOM:
1941
Location:
Ermakovskoye
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
710
Circumstances:
In the early morning, the crew completed a training flight from Abakan to Ermakovskoye with an intermediate stop in Kuragino. The airplane landed at 1000LT at Ermakovskoye Airfield then departed on a back trip to Abakan. After takeoff, the pilot climbed to a height of 10 metres then made a 180 turn bound to Abakan. While flying at low height some two km from the airfield, the airplane collided with a tall pine, lost height and crashed 150 metres further. The pilot was injured and the cadet was killed.
Probable cause:
Lack of discipline on part of the pilot who continued the flight at an unsafe altitude to clear the local obstacles.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP in Russia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1022
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
12205
YOM:
1938
Location:
Russia
All Russia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return from a reconnaissance mission on the western front.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Kasnya: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1296
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vyazma - Kasnya
Location:
Kasnya
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed while on a flight from Vyazma to Kasnya. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Kasnya: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2591
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
12901
YOM:
1938
Location:
Kasnya
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Kasnya. The pilot was killed and the passenger was injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP near Vorochilovsk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1941 at 1605 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1194
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pyatigorsk – Vorochilovsk – Krasnodar
MSN:
16508
YOM:
1940
Location:
Stavropol
Stavropol Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
745
Circumstances:
The crew was supposed to convoy the airplane (delivery flight) from Pyatigorsk to Krasnodar with an intermediate stop in Vorochilovsk (now Stavropol). Prior to departure from Vorochilovsk, the crew estimated the weather conditions as suitable and took off at 1540LT for Krasnodar. Few minutes after takeoff, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was too low. Despite the situation, the pilot decided to continue in clouds when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a wooded area located south of the city. The pilot was killed and the flight engineer was injured.
Probable cause:
Failure of the pilot to continue the flight in below minima weather conditions and his failure to continue the flight rather than to return to the departure airport. Poor flight preparation was a contributing factor.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-2 in Volosta-Pyatnitsa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K406
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
17129
YOM:
1940
Location:
Volosta-Pyatnitsa
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Volosta-Pyatnitsa. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Shapki: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K281
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
13095
YOM:
1938
Location:
Shapki
Leningrad oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing an ambulance flight, carrying two wounded soldiers and one pilot. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Shapki. The pilot was killed and both passengers were injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Ust-Orda: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941 at 1405 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P574
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ust-Orda - Ust-Orda
MSN:
0574
YOM:
1941
Location:
Ust-Orda
Irkutsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Ust-Orda airport on a local training exercise. For unknown reasons, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located 10 km north of the airport. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-2 in Sevan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1941 at 1050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K398
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sevan - Yerevan
MSN:
17121
YOM:
1940
Location:
Sevan
Gegharkunik
Country:
Armenia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
205
Circumstances:
After dropping an engineer at Sevan Airfield, the pilot took off on a return leg to Yerevan. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing to a height of 25-35 metres, the airplane entered a sharp turn to the left then nosed down and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, died 4 hours later from injuries sustained.
Probable cause:
The pilot failed to follow the flight instructions and published procedures.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Podmoshye: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-S1181
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7628
YOM:
1935
Location:
Podmoshye
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Podmoshye. The pilot was killed and the passenger was injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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