ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66475
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| Date: | Thursday 15 December 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Polikarpov I-180.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Polikarpov |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moscow -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Valery Chkalov was killed in a Polikarpov I-180 plane crash during a test flight. The series of events which took place on 15 December 1938, is not entirely clear but tragic. Neither Polikarpov nor Tomashevich approved the first flight, and no one had signed the form releasing the prototype from the factory. The famous Soviet test pilot Valery Chkalov took off and made a low altitude circuit around the airfield. For the second circuit, Chkalov flew farther away, climbing to over 2,000 m (6,560 ft) even though the flight plan specifically forbade exceeding 600 m (1,970 ft). Chkalov apparently miscalculated his landing approach and came in short of the airfield but when he attempted to correct the engine stalled. The pilot was able to avoid several buildings but crashed into a powerline. Chkalov was ejected from the cockpit, sustained injuries and died two hours later.
Sources:
Le Fanatique de l'Aviation, N° 507, Feb 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2009 12:53 | pepto | Added |
| 29-Jan-2012 07:22 | ThW | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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