Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in the Sierra Norte: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 12, 1936
Operator:
Registration:
140
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route to Avila to attack the airfield. Over the Sierra Norte, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog. The airplane impacted the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Pilot Fiodorov,
Observer Roschin,
Air gunner Manuel Suárez Rodríguez.
Crew:
Pilot Fiodorov,
Observer Roschin,
Air gunner Manuel Suárez Rodríguez.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
