Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Tsymlyanskaya: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 30, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K287
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tsymlyanskaya - Rostov
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Tsymlyanskaya Airfield, en route to Rostov, the airplane climbed to a height of about 20-30 metres. The pilot initiated a turn to the left when the airplane stalled, collided with a fence an crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and the pilot died six days later from injuries sustained.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
