Crash of a Polikarpov AP in Dubinsky: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 5, 1942 at 0900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1138
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stalingrad - Dubinsky
MSN:
14311
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stalingrad Airport on a short flight to the village of Dubinsky, in the suburb of the city, carrying one pilot and one passenger. Upon landing in an open field, the airplane rolled for about 30 metres when it collided with a one meter deep ditch. The airplane overturned and came to rest upside. Both occupants were seriously injured and the pilot later died from injuries sustained.
