ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated KM-2 (PBN-1 Nomad) CCCP-N488 Khimki Reservoir
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Date:Monday 26 June 1950
Time:18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Consolidated KM-2 (PBN-1 Nomad)
Operator:Polyarnaya Aviatsiya
Registration: CCCP-N488
MSN:
First flight:
Total airframe hrs:1102
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Khimki Reservoir (   Russia)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Test
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Consolidated flying boat crashed while landing on the Khimki Reservoir near Moscow. The airplane operated on a post-maintenance test flight and came in too fast: at 220 km/h instead of 170 km/h. The crew was not able to correctly establish the distance to the mirror-like water surface while alighting. The nose dug deep into the water and the aircraft broke up and sank.

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