Crash of a Beriev MP-1 off Suisaari: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 17, 1938
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2550
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Shunga – Petrozavodsk
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While approaching the destination, the float plane suffered a structural failure and started to disintegrate in the air before crashing into the Lake Onega off Suisaari. All seven occupants were killed.
