Polikarpov Po-2 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 in Russia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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Registration:

CCCP-K2729

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Schedule:

Moscow - Odoevo

MSN:

13046

YOM:

1938

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

0

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Total fatalities:

1

Circumstances:

The pilot departed Moscow on a flight to Odoevo but failed to arrive at destination. Lost without trace.

Crash of a Polikarpov PO-2S near Zhigalovo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-K320

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Irkutsk - Balagansk - Zhigalovo - Ust-Kut - Nizhne-Ilimsk

MSN:

16770

YOM:

1940

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

2

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Total fatalities:

3

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Irkutsk Airport to transfer a patient to Nizhne-Ilimsk with intermediate stops in Balagansk, Zhigalovo and Ust-Kut. After passing a night at Balagansk, the pilot continued on December 26 to Zhigalovo. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the three occupants was found. It is believed that the pilot encountered poor visibility due to fog while approaching Zhigalovo, missed the airfield and probably deviated by approximately 150 km in the area of the Kirenga River. Eventually, the airplane may have crashed due to fuel exhaustion. The wreckage was never found.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Serpukhov: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-A1262

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Site:

MSN:

16600

YOM:

1940

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

2

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Total fatalities:

3

Circumstances:

The airplane was shot down by four German fighters and crashed in the vicinity of Serpukhov, about 90 km south of Moscow. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Anadyr: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-N274

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Schedule:

Perevalnaya – Anadyr

MSN:

12362

YOM:

1938

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Crew on board:

2

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Pax on board:

0

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Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

Approaching Anadyr in marginal weather conditions, while cruising at an altitude of 80-100 metres, the pilot initiated a turn when the airplane lost speed, stalled and crashed in a snow covered field located 25 km from Anadyr. The airplane was destroyed and both crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the pilot to maintain a sufficient speed while performing a turn at a relative low height, causing the airplane to stall.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP in Naro-Fominsk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-A1002

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Site:

MSN:

12185

YOM:

1938

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

1

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Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

The airplane failed to return to base from combat mission and crashed in the region of Naro-Fominsk, southwest of Moscow. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Moscow: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-A1109

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Schedule:

Tushino - Moscow-Monino

MSN:

14282

YOM:

1939

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

1

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Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Tushino on a flight to Moscow-Monino Airport with two people on board. En route, it collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control following an in-flight collision with the cable of a barrage balloon.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Russia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-A865

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Site:

MSN:

8041

YOM:

1936

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

1

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Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

The airplane failed to return to base and was lost without trace. Both occupants were considered as deceased.

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

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Schedule:

Ermakovskoye – Abakan

MSN:

0238

YOM:

1941

Location:

Krasnoyarsk Krai

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Crew on board:

2

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

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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 Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

12205

YOM:

1938

Location:

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

0

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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

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Schedule:

Vyazma - Kasnya

Location:

Smolensk oblast

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Crew on board:

1

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Pax on board:

0

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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.

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