| Date: | Saturday 13 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L866 |
| MSN: | 12601 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1056 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 km NW of Saratov-Zavodskoy Airfield -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kuybyshev Airport (KUF/UWWW) |
| Saratov-Zavodskoy Airfield |
The C-47A transport plane operated on a flight from Kuybyshev to Saratov-Razboishchina (now Saratov-Sokol) when it encountered
low clouds and fog on approach. The aircraft lost speed while flying a turn and crashed on the slope of the Korolyov Sad ravine some 4 to 5 km north-west of Saratov-Zavodskoy Airfield. A fire erupted, consuming the aircraft.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
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