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Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Novosibirsk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3447
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Novosibirsk - Novosibirsk
MSN:
8 5 04
YOM:
18
Location:
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
1111
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Novosibirsk. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine flamed out. The pilot in command lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a wooded area located one km northwest of the airfield. The copilot was killed while three other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the flight engineer mishandled the fuel system, causing the left engine to flame out. The following factors were considered as contributory:
- the pilot in command was insufficiently trained,
- poor crew coordination,
- lack of crew resource management.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Yelets: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1942 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3484
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Vzdruzhnoye - Ielets
MSN:
184 10 13
YOM:
1941
Location:
Yelets
Lipetsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
1267
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Yelets following a supply mission to the soldiers based in Vzdruzhnoye, beyond the enemy lines. The approach to Yelets Airport was attempted by night and poor visibility. The crew completed three circuits around the airport when the pilot in command lost control of the aircraft that crashed near the runway threshold. Three crew members and both passengers were killed while two other occupants were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control during an approach attempted in below-minima weather conditions.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Moscow: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3423
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Moscow – Kazan – Khabarovsk
MSN:
6 5 05
YOM:
29
Location:
Moscow-Khodynka
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Aircraft flight hours:
2041
Circumstances:
While on ground in Moscow-Khodynka Airport, the right engine was subject to maintenance due to vibrations. The technical issue was apparently resolved so the crew decided to leave Moscow for Kazan. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of 100 meters, the right engine suffered severe vibrations and the crew tried to fix the problem by changing the mixture of the carburetor. The right engine failed and the aircraft lost height and eventually stalled and crashed on a railway line located in the station of Moscow-Butyrskaya, about 3,5 km northeast of the Khodynka Airport. Three crew members, nine passengers (among them P. S. Makarova, Deputy of the Chairman of the Soviet Supreme) and one person on the ground were killed. A crew member and eight other passengers were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The malfunction of the right engine was due to a multiple issues caused by a lack of monitoring on part of the company technicians and a poor design/conception. It was reported that the crew decided to leave Moscow because they thought the problem was resolved. Unfortunately, this was not the case and the engine suffered severe vibrations again after liftoff. The decision of the crew to interact on the carburetor mixture without knowing the exact cause of the technical issue was inappropriate. Investigations pointed out the intervention of unqualified technicians in Sverdlovsk and the lack of organization on maintenance between the technicians based in Sverdlovsk and Moscow.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Bol’shoye Veregovo: 27 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1942 at 2325 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3999
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Bol'shoye Veregovo
Kaluga oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Kubinka Airport near Moscow on a supply mission. At 2100LT, the aircraft flew over the enemy lines and landed on the Bol’shoye Veregovo Airfield at 2245LT. It took off at 2305LT but was shot down by the Germans twenty minutes later and crashed in a huge explosion, killing all 27 occupants.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fire.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Khvoynaya: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
984 white
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Khvoynaya
Novgorod oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Shortly after a night takeoff from Khvoynaya Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of an incorrect elevator trim tab and left ailerons setting prior to takeoff.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Medyn: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1942 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3975
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Monino - Monino
Location:
Medyn
Kaluga oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed Moscow-Monino Airport on a supply mission to the Soviet troops in the West front. After passing Medyn at 2350LT, the airplane was lost without trace.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Gryadki: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3996
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Gryadki
Minsk voblast
Country:
Belarus
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While taking off from the Gryadki Airstrip, the airplane collided with a second GVF PS-84 registered CCCP-L3497 and crashed. Two crew members were killed, a third was injured and three others escaped unhurt. The airplane was damaged beyond repair while the second was repaired.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Tver: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3920
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 12 11
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tver
Tver oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a supply mission in the region of Tver with a crew of six on board. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Gorokhovo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3986
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Gorokhovo
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
After leaving the enemy lines, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed 2 km from the village of Gorokhovo. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Kryvyi Rih

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3964
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 17 02
YOM:
1941
Location:
Kryvyi Rih
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Krasnodar on a special mission behind the enemy lines. Over Ukraine, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in an open field near Kryvyi Rih. All five crew members became PoW.
Probable cause:
Icing.
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