Russia

The airplane departed Okha in good weather conditions, carrying three passengers and one pilot to Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinski. About 15 minutes into the flight, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was poor due to snow falls. The pilot reduced his altitude and continued along the shore. In a visibility estimated to be 15-20 metres, the pilot failed to realize he was too low. In a slight turn, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed on a icy area located in the Tatar Strait, about one km off the village of Lukolovo. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia during the year 1935. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown.

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia during the year 1935. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown.

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia during the year 1935. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown.

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia during the year 1935. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown.

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia during the year 1935. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown.

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia during the year 1935. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown.

The pilot departed Khabarovsk on a mail flight to Komsomolsk-on-Amur with an intermediate stop in Troitskoye. On the second leg, he encountered unfavorable winds and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a swampy area. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft was found. On 13 April 1938, the wreckage was found by hunters some 52 km from the Khungari River estuary.

The single engine airplane departed Irkutsk Airport on a cargo flight to Mogocha, carrying one passenger, one pilot and a load of 230 kg of various goods. En route, the engine caught fire an the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed on the ice of Lake Baïkal, some 10 km west of Posolskoye. SAR operations were initiated three days later only. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire and both occupants were not found. Some foot print were found on ice and snow but both occupants were later considered as deceased.

A crew of six (pilots and engineers) was conducting a test flight on this first prototype of the Russian Manufacturer Laville. The aircraft was designed by the French engineer André Laville but all construction was performed on behalf of Zavod Imeni Goltsman (ZIG). On approach to Moscow, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field, killing all six occupants, among them the Russian test pilot A. V. Kulev.