Podborovye | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed Podborovye on a supply mission to the besieged Leningrad, carrying five crew members. On approach to Leningrad-Komendantski Airport, the airplane was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed one km from the airfield, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed, among them pilot Mikhail Ye. Zukhov.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Podborovye: 16 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941

Type of aircraft:

GVF PS-84

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Registration:

CCCP-L3472

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Moscow – Cherepovets – Tikhvin

MSN:

8 5 21

YOM:

1941

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Circumstances:

The airplane departed Moscow central airport on a special flight to Cherepovets and Tikhvin, carrying 13 mechanics and four crew members. The purpose of the mission was to ferry mechanics to these two airports to proceed with repairs and maintenance on several grounded airplanes. On the leg from Cherepovets to Tikhvin, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a JU.88. The pilot of the PS-84 attempted to divert to Podborovye Airfield for an emergency landing but on short final, the airplane went out of control and crashed 300 metres from the airfield. A passenger was seriously injured while 16 other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.