Date & Time:
May 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a test flight in the region of Moscow with three crew members on board, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Korolev. Two crew were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Cpt Pavel Ivanovich Ishchenko +2.
Crew:
Cpt Pavel Ivanovich Ishchenko +2.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
