Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2) | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Anapa, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
M/Lt Ivan Alekseevich Mazur, pilot,
Lt Ivan Grigorievich Udovenko, navigator,
Sgt Fedor Vasilievich Bykhovets, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-40 near Sok-Karmala: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L2483

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Schedule:

Kuybyshev – Sverdlovsk

MSN:

8/J

YOM:

1938

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Aircraft flight hours:

1000

Circumstances:

When weather conditions improved, the crew was cleared for takeoff and departed Kuybyshev Airport at 1127LT on a flight to Sverdlovsk. The pilot continued the flight at an altitude of 50 metres and once he arrived over the village of Sok-Karmala, he encountered foggy conditions. In low visibility, the airplane impacted trees, lost height and crashed 135 metres further, bursting into flames. The flight engineer was seriously injured and the pilot was killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the pilot who continued the flight at an unsafe altitude in insufficient visibility caused by foggy conditions until the airplane collided with obstacles.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-41 in Tashkent: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1941 at 1745 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L3538

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

City

Schedule:

Tashkent - Tashkent

MSN:

11/215

YOM:

1939

Location:

Tashkent-Yuzhny

Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati)

Country:

Uzbekistan

Region:

Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

752

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The crew departed Tashkent-Yuzhny Airport on a local training flight. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine failed. The crew attempted to return for an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed on the laboratory of a textile factory located 2,5 km northwest of the airport, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed and there were no casualties on the ground.

Probable cause:

Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who failed to recognize that the fuel valve of the left engine was closed prior to takeoff. Failure of the crew to maintain control of the airplane on one engine.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-41 in Pilno

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

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Registration:

CCCP-L3542

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15/215

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1939

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The crew was returning to his base following a mail flight. While cruising in poor visibility at night, the crew was unable to locate their airport. After a four hours-flight, the crew abandoned the airplane that crashed beyond the enemy line. Both crew members were uninjured.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-41 in Rostov-on-Don: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L3515

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Meteorological / Weather

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Rostov-on-Don - Rostov-on-Don

MSN:

8/214

YOM:

1939

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The airplane departed Rostov-on-Don Airport at 0602LT on a meteorological mission over the area. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 metres, the crew encountered an unexpected situation with the right engine. Following the advice from the mechanic, the pilot shut down the right engine then decided to return to Rostov Airport. On final approach on one engine, the airplane' speed dropped to 150 km/h then it stalled and crashed 2 km from the runway threshold. The pilot and the mechanic were injured and the meteorologist was killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the pilot shut down the right engine at the altitude of 5,000 metres upon the advice of the mechanic despite all technical parameters were correct. During the final approach, he led the airplane' speed dropped at a too low speed, causing the airplane to stall at a height of 20-25 metres.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-41bis in Russia

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L3509

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

6/300

YOM:

1940

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from an airstrip somewhere in Russia while on a special night mission. All three crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Murmansk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

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Registration:

16/210

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the Kola region, south of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
M/Lt Leonid Grigorievich Goncharenko, pilot,
Lt Vasily Stepanovich Lavrishchev, navigator,
Sgt Pavel Ivanovich Tulin, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Afrikanda AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

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Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Afrikanda AFB. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Nikolai Fyodorovich Petrov, pilot,
Lt Ivan Parfiryevich Schegolev, navigator,
Sgt Vladimir Ivanovich Denisov, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.