Crash of a Yakovlev AIR-6 in Voronezh: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 18, 1941 at 1300 LT
Registration:
CCCP-L2775
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Urazovo - Voronezh
MSN:
7756
YOM:
1934
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
1262
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Voronezh from a flight from Urazovo, carrying one pilot and one engineer from the southwest front. Over the city, it collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed in the Voronezh River. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an in-flight collision with the cable of a barrage balloon.