Status: | |
Date: | Monday 26 June 1950 |
Time: | 18:30 |
Type: | 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)
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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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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.