Belomorsk | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed Kolezhma at 1730LT on a flight to Sosnovets. Because weather conditions were excellent, the pilot flew to the west for about 45 km at a height of about 10-15 metres above ground when the right wing collided with a tall pine tree, causing the airplane to crash in a forest. The pilot was killed and the passenger was injured. He walked few km until he found help. The wreckage was never found and it is believed that the airplane crashed some 25 km north of Belomorsk.

Probable cause:

Failure of the pilot to follow the minimum prescribed altitude of 50 metres.

Crash of a Tupolev G-1 near Belomorsk

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1942

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Tupolev ANT-4 (TB-1 & G-1)

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CCCP-L2011

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613

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1930

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The airplane was completing a special flight on behalf of the Red Army, carrying three passengers and four crew members to Karelia. While flying at low height over a wooded area, the right engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted tree tops and crashed in a forest located near Belomorsk. All seven occupants were rescued. Among the passengers were two Commanders from the Red Army and one Chief engineer based in Karelia.

Probable cause:

The right engine failed in flight after the failure of the crankshaft.