Region
Asia

Crash of a Fokker C-4 near Kemerovo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1929 at 0840 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker C-4
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-150
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moscow – Novosibirsk – Krasnoyarsk – Irkutsk
MSN:
2347
Location:
Kemerovo
Kemerovo oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a mail flight from Moscow to Irkutsk with several en route stops. After leaving Novosibirsk, about an hour into the flight, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He apparently attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted ground and crashed southwest of Kemerovo, about 183 km northeast of Novosibirsk. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot was inexperienced for flying in limited visibility and under instruments. Unable to continue the flight, he attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed. It was also determined that the pilot did not received relevant information about weather conditions en route prior to departure, which was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Kalinin K-4 off Sochi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Kalinin K-4
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-217
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
108
YOM:
1929
Location:
Sochi
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Sochi Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in the sea about 200 metres offshore. Two passengers and the pilot were rescued while three other occupants were killed, among them Red Army Commander J. Fabritsius.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot failed to position the stabilizer that was still in landing position.
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