Date & Time:
Dec 7, 1942 at 1110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov PR-5
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3327
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ryazan - Nikolayevsk
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
3
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
2009
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Ryazan at 1000LT on a flight to Nikolayevsk, carrying four army officers from the 7th regiment and one pilot. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with limited visibility due to snow falls. To maintain a visual contact with the ground, the pilot descended to a height of 25-30 metres but realized he could not make it. He decided to return to Ryazan and initiated a left turn when the left wing struck the ground, causing the airplane to crashed about 500 metres north of Pronsk. A passenger was injured while four other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of the following factors:
- A quick deterioration of the weather conditions,
- An incorrect weather forecast,
- An error of the pilot who made a turn at low altitude in a steep bank angle in gusty winds and poor visibility.
- A quick deterioration of the weather conditions,
- An incorrect weather forecast,
- An error of the pilot who made a turn at low altitude in a steep bank angle in gusty winds and poor visibility.
